QuestionJAMBGeneral Maths1986ObjectiveNumber foundations & fractionsNumber foundations & fractions
Divide the L.C.M. of 48, 64 and 80 by their H.C.F.
Worked solution (try it first)
Write each number as a product of primes:
48=24×3,
64=26 and
80=24×5.
The LCM takes the highest power of every prime:
26×3×5=960.
The HCF takes the lowest power of the primes common to all three: only 2 is common, so the HCF is
24=16.
So
960÷16=60, option D.
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