NUMBERS

Numbers
1. Tests of divisibility
i. Divisibility by 2: a number is divisible by 2, if its unit digit is any of 0, 2, 4, 6,
8.
ii. Divisibility by 3: a number is divisible by 3 only when the sum of its digits is
divisible by 3.
iii. Divisibility by 4: a number is divisible by 4, if the sum of its 2 digits is
divisible by 4.
iv. Divisibility by 5: a number is divisible by 5 if its unit digit is 5 or 0.
v. Divisibility by 6: a number is divisible by 6 if it is divisible by both 2 and 3
vi. Divisibility by 8: a number is divisible by 8 only when the number formed by
its last 3 digits is divisible by 8.
vii. Divisibility by 9: a number is divisible by 9 if the sum of its digits is divisible
by 9
viii. Divisibility by 10: a number is divisible by 10 only when its unit digits is 0
ix. Divisibility by 11: a number is divisible by 11, if the difference of the sum of
its digits at odd places and the sum of its digits at even places is either 0 or a
number divisible by 11.
x. If a number n is divisible by two numbers a and b, where a and b are co
primes, then n is divisible by aB.
Formulae:
i. Divident = (divisor x quotient) + remainder
ii. ( 1 + 2 + 3 + ……..+ n ) =

iii. ( 12 + 22 + 32 + …….. + n2 ) =

iv. ( 13 + 23 + 33 + …….. + n3 ) =

Problems on numbers

1. The sum of the smallest six-digit number and the greatest five-digit
number is:
A. 199999 B. 201110 C. 211110 D. 1099999

2. Which of the following has most number of divisors?

A. 99 B. 101 C. 176 D. 182

3. Which of the following has fractions in ascending order?

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A. B. C. D.

4. If one-third of one-fourth of a number is 15, then three-tenth of that

number is:
A. 35 B. 36 C. 45 D. 54
5. (8 ÷ 88) × 8888088 =?
A. 808008 B. 808080 C. 808088 D. 8008008
6. The value of is:
A. 4 B. 5 C. 8 D. 10
7. 9548 + 7314 = 8362 + ?
A. 8230 B. 8410 C. 8500 D. 8600
8. The h.C.f of 24 × 33 × 55 × 24, 23 × 32 × 52 × 7 and 24 × 34 × 5 × 72 × 11 is
A. 22 ×32 × 5 B. 22 ×32 ×5 ×7 ×11 C. 24 ×34 ×54 D. 24 ×34×55×7×77
9. What is the difference between the biggest and the smallest fraction

among ?

A. B. C.

D.

10. Find the number which when multiplied by 15 increased by 196.

A. 14 B. 20 C. 26 D. 28

11.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 6.65 D. 7.75
12. In the following sum, ‘?’ stands for which digit?
? + 1? + 2? + ?3 + ?1 = 21?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 9

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13. Which of the following is a pair of co-primes?

A. (16, 62) B. (18, 25) C. (21, 35) D. (23, 92)
14. 34.95 + 240.016 + 23.98 = ?
A. 298.0946 B. 298.111 C. 298.946 D. 299.09
15. If the sum of one-half and one-fifth of a number exceeds one-third of

that number by , the number is:

A. 15 B. 18 C. 20 D. 30

16. is equal to:

A. B. C. D.

None

17.

A. B. C. D.

18. The value of 112 × 54 is:

A. 6700 B. 70000 C. 76500 D.
77200
19. The l.C.m of 23 × 32 × 5 × 11, 24 ×34 × 52 × 7 and 25 × 33 × 53 × 72 × 11 is
:
A. 23 × 32 × 5 B. 25 ×34 × 53
C. 23 ×32 × 5 × 7 × 11 D. 25 ×34 × 53 ×72 × 11
20. 12.1212 + 17.0005 – 9.1102 = ?
A. 20.0015 B. 20.0105 C. 20.0115 D. 20.1015

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21. The sum of a number and its reciprocal is one-eight of 34. What is the
product of the number and its square root?
A. 8 B. 27 C. 32 D. None

22. of 168 × 15 ÷ 5 + ? = 549 ÷ 9 + 235

A. 107 B. 174 C. 189 D. 296

23. equals:
A. 0.00069 B. 0.0069 C. 0.0609 D. 0.069
24. The average of five consecutive odd numbers is 61. What is the
difference between of these highest and lowest numbers?
A. 2 B. 5 C. 8 D. None
25. A positive integer, which when added to 1000, gives a sum which is
greater than when it is multiplies by 1000. This positive integer is:
A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7

26. The H.C.F of is:

A. B. C. D.

27. Which of the following is equal to 3.14 × 106 ?

A. 314 B. 3140 C. 3140000 D. None
28. The product of two natural numbers is 17. Then, the sum of the
reciprocals of their squares is:

A. B. C. D. 289

29. If a * b = , fine the value of 3 * (3 * -1).

A. -3 B. -1.5 C. -1 D. 2 / 3
30. =?
A. 1.05 B. 1.25 C. 1.45 D. 1.55

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31. If -1 < x < 2 and 1 < x < 3, then least possible value of (2y – 3x) is:
A. 0 B. -3 C. -4 D. -5
32. The g.C.D. Of 1.08, 0.36 and 0.9 is
A. 0.03 B. 0.9 C. 0.18 D. 0.108
33. 40.83 × 1.02 × 1.2 = ?
A. 41.64660 B. 49.97592 C. 42.479532 D. 58.7952
34. The sum of three numbers is 264. If the first number be twice the second
and third number be one-third of the first, then the second number is:
A. 48 B. 54 C. 84 D. 72

35. A student was asked to solve the fraction and his answer was

. By how much was his answer wrong?

A. 1 B. C. D.

None
36. Which number can replace both the question marks in the equation?

A. 12 B. 7 C. 6 D. None
37. For the integer n, if n 3 is odd, then which of the following statements are
true? I. N is odd II. N2 is odd III. N2 is even
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D.IandIII only
38. Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their h.C.f. Is 12. The
numbers are:
A. 4, 8, 12 B. 5, 10, 15 C. 10, 20, 30 D.12, 24, 36
38. How many digits will be there to the right of the decimal point in the
product of 95.75 and 0.2554?

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A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 9
39. The sum of two numbers is 25 and their difference is 13. Find their
product.
A. 104 B. 114 C. 315 D. 325
40. On simplification, 3034 – (1002÷20.04) is equal to:
A. 2543 B. 2984 C. 2993 D. 3029
41. If , then the value of n is:
A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
42. There are four prime numbers written in ascending order. The product of
the first three is 385 and that of the last three is 1001. The last number is:
A. 11 B. 13 C. 17 D. 19
43. The sum of two numbers is 528 and their H.C.F. Is 33. The number of
pairs of numbers satisfying the above conditions is:
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12

44.

A. .0009 B. 009 C. 9 D. 9
45. Two numbers differ by 5. If their product is 336, then the sum of the two
numbers is:
A. 21 B. 28 C. 37 D. 51
46. 3 – [1.6 – {3.2 – (3.2 + 2.25 ÷ x)}] = .65. The value of x is:
A. 0.3 B. 0.7 C. 3 D. 7
47. If , then the value of x is:
A. 0.1764 B. 1.764 C. 1.64 D. 2.64
48. In dividing a number by 585, a student employees the method of short
division. He divided the number successively by 5, 9 and 13 (factors of 585)

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and got the remainders 4, 8 and 12. If he had divided the number by 585, the
remainder would have been:
A. 24 B. 144 C. 292 D. 584
49. The least number which when divided by 5, 6, 7 and 8 leaves a
remainder 3, but when divided by 9 leaves no remainder, is:
A. 1677 B. 1683 C. 2523 D. 3363

50. The value of is:

A. 0.08 B. 0.2 C. 0.8 D. 1