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HCF Worksheet

Vedic maths trick 36: HCF by subtraction · Set 944 · 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 133 and 98 =
  2. 2.HCF of 55 and 154 =
  3. 3.HCF of 48 and 216 =
  4. 4.HCF of 56 and 96 =
  5. 5.HCF of 12 and 42 =
  6. 6.HCF of 12 and 42 =
  7. 7.HCF of 45 and 72 =
  8. 8.HCF of 54 and 42 =
  9. 9.HCF of 91 and 98 =
  10. 10.HCF of 32 and 12 =
  11. 11.HCF of 95 and 30 =
  12. 12.HCF of 15 and 50 =
  13. 13.HCF of 136 and 323 =
  14. 14.HCF of 220 and 380 =
  15. 15.HCF of 88 and 33 =
  16. 16.HCF of 100 and 45 =
  17. 17.HCF of 256 and 48 =
  18. 18.HCF of 144 and 272 =
  19. 19.HCF of 70 and 126 =
  20. 20.HCF of 154 and 55 =
  21. 21.HCF of 115 and 92 =
  22. 22.HCF of 175 and 425 =
  23. 23.HCF of 48 and 30 =
  24. 24.HCF of 374 and 242 =
  25. 25.HCF of 32 and 28 =
  26. 26.HCF of 352 and 286 =
  27. 27.HCF of 128 and 40 =
  28. 28.HCF of 6 and 4 =
  29. 29.HCF of 280 and 300 =
  30. 30.HCF of 198 and 252 =
  31. 31.HCF of 63 and 42 =
  32. 32.HCF of 22 and 55 =
  33. 33.HCF of 90 and 78 =
  34. 34.HCF of 60 and 42 =
  35. 35.HCF of 144 and 208 =
  36. 36.HCF of 288 and 342 =
  37. 37.HCF of 160 and 30 =
  38. 38.HCF of 28 and 34 =
  39. 39.HCF of 27 and 39 =
  40. 40.HCF of 24 and 34 =

Answer key

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

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