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HCF Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 36: HCF by subtraction · Set 6 · 40 sums
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The trick (Sankalana-Vyavakalanabhyam): Take the smaller number away from the bigger one, as many times as it goes. Now use the smaller number and what is left. Repeat until nothing is left: the last number before 0 is the HCF.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.HCF of 115 and 207 =
  2. 2.HCF of 418 and 110 =
  3. 3.HCF of 294 and 189 =
  4. 4.HCF of 247 and 361 =
  5. 5.HCF of 36 and 306 =
  6. 6.HCF of 60 and 50 =
  7. 7.HCF of 28 and 77 =
  8. 8.HCF of 119 and 105 =
  9. 9.HCF of 247 and 171 =
  10. 10.HCF of 80 and 110 =
  11. 11.HCF of 32 and 136 =
  12. 12.HCF of 240 and 260 =
  13. 13.HCF of 176 and 374 =
  14. 14.HCF of 323 and 38 =
  15. 15.HCF of 132 and 286 =
  16. 16.HCF of 112 and 24 =
  17. 17.HCF of 110 and 264 =
  18. 18.HCF of 60 and 140 =
  19. 19.HCF of 200 and 340 =
  20. 20.HCF of 126 and 238 =
  21. 21.HCF of 255 and 136 =
  22. 22.HCF of 50 and 175 =
  23. 23.HCF of 171 and 99 =
  24. 24.HCF of 225 and 30 =
  25. 25.HCF of 171 and 162 =
  26. 26.HCF of 48 and 408 =
  27. 27.HCF of 162 and 99 =
  28. 28.HCF of 224 and 238 =
  29. 29.HCF of 36 and 99 =
  30. 30.HCF of 171 and 190 =
  31. 31.HCF of 16 and 136 =
  32. 32.HCF of 275 and 450 =
  33. 33.HCF of 66 and 24 =
  34. 34.HCF of 20 and 50 =
  35. 35.HCF of 32 and 112 =
  36. 36.HCF of 266 and 154 =
  37. 37.HCF of 380 and 247 =
  38. 38.HCF of 99 and 90 =
  39. 39.HCF of 85 and 45 =
  40. 40.HCF of 45 and 165 =

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. 22
  3. 21
  4. 19
  5. 18
  6. 10
  7. 7
  8. 7
  9. 19
  10. 10
  11. 8
  12. 20
  13. 22
  14. 19
  15. 22
  16. 8
  17. 22
  18. 20
  19. 20
  20. 14
  21. 17
  22. 25
  23. 9
  24. 15
  25. 9
  26. 24
  27. 9
  28. 14
  29. 9
  30. 19
  31. 8
  32. 25
  33. 6
  34. 10
  35. 16
  36. 14
  37. 19
  38. 9
  39. 5
  40. 15

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