
The greatest number that must be taken out from such that the resulting number may be divisible by and is—


Important Questions on H.C.F and L.C.M

What is the smallest positive number, which when divided by and will have a remainder of ?

Find the least number which when divided by and leaves the remainder .

Traffic light at one particular crossing changes after every seconds. The traffic light at the next crossing changes after every seconds. At a certain time they change together. After what time will they again change together?

The LCM of two numbers is and their HCF is . One of the numbers is . Find the other number.


Find the least number which, upon being divided by and leaves in each case a remainder of .

A merchant has three kinds of wine, of the first kind gallons, of the second gallons and of the third gallons. What is the least number of full casks of equal size in which this can be stored without mixing?
