Number System

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Number System: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Prime Numbers, Composite Numbers, Twin Primes, HCF and LCM of Fractions, Real Numbers, Euclid’s Division Lemma, Euclid Division Algorithm, Irrational Numbers, Rational Numbers, Tests for Divisibility, etc.

Important Questions on Number System

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When n is divided by 4, the remainder is 3. What is the remainder when 2n is divided by 4?

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The sum of two consecutive odd number is always divisible by:

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The sum of all 3 -digit numbers which are equal to 11 times the sum of squares of their digits is

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For natural numbers x and y, let x,y denote the greatest common divisor of x and y. The pairs of natural number x and y with xy which satisfy the equation xy=x+y+x,y is

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It is given that the number 43361 can be written as a product of two distinct prime numbers p1, p2. Further, assume that there are 42900 numbers which are less than 43361 and are co-prime to it. Then, p1+p2 is

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If a, b, c, d are four distinct numbers chosen from the set {1, 2, 3., 9} then the minimum value of ab+cd is

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Let S be the set of all ordered pairs (x, y) of positive integers satisfying the condition x2-y2=12345678. Then

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Let a1,a2,a3,a4 be real numbers such that a1+a2+a3+a4=0 and a12+a22+a32+a42=1. Then the smallest possible value of the expression a1-a22+a2-a32+a3-a42+a4-a12 lies in the interval
 

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If n is any natural number, then 6n-5n always ends with?

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n-1 is divisible by 5, if n is of the form

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If n is any natural number, then 6n-5n always ends with?

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Two prime numbers A, B(A<B) are called twin primes if they differ by 2 (e.g. 11,13, or 41, 43, ....)  If A and B are twin primes with B>23, then what is the largest number that would always divide A+B ?

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p, q and r are three prime numbers satisfying the relation p + q = r and p < q. What is the value of p?

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a and b are twin prime numbers satisfy the condition (6K±1) and another prime number c satisfy the condition (8K+1). Find the least value of a prime number p which satisfy the condition a2+b2=c2+p2 and K is a natural number.

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Find the least number which is divisible by 18,24 and 42

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The generalised form of 108=a×100+b×10+c, then find the value of a+b+c.

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The usual form of 100×c+10×b+a is cba.

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A 5-digit number abcde, when multiplies by 9, gives the 5-digit number edcba. The sum of the digits in the number is

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Consider the following two statements :

I. If n is a composite number, then n divides n-1!

II. There are infinitely many natural numbers n such that n3+2n2+n divides n!

Then

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Let x be the greatest integer less than or equal to x, for a real number x. Then the following sum

22020+122018+1+32020+132018+1+42020+142018+1+52020+152018+1+62020+162018+1

is :-