Classification of Numbers

DIVISIBILITY Rules
Classification of Numbers

• Detail classification of numbers

• Problem on types of Number(Integers, Natural, Even-Odd)
• Problem based on Prime Numbers
• Word Problem on Numbers
• Decimal to fraction Conversion

DIVISIBILITY Rules

• Division algorithm
• Divisibility Rules
• Problem on divisibility
• Data Sufficiency on related topic
Classification of Numbers
Classification of Numbers
 Classification of Numbers
Prime Number:
• A number with exactly two factors, i.e. 1 and the number itself is defined as a
prime number.
• There are 25 prime numbers from 1 to 100.
 Classification of Numbers
Properties of Prime Numbers:
• There is only one even prime number, that is, 2.
• Any two prime numbers are always co-prime to each other.
• Every prime number, apart from 2 and 3, can be written in the form of '6n + 1 or 6n - 1’.

Composite Numbers:
• Numbers greater than 1 having at least three factors.
• Examples of composite numbers are 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, etc.

Coprime Numbers:
• If a pair of numbers has no common factor apart from 1, then the numbers are called co-
prime numbers.
• Co-prime numbers can be prime or composite, the only criteria to be met is that the HCF of
co-prime numbers is always 1.
 Classification of Numbers
Q1. If a and b are odd numbers, then which of the following is even?
A) a+b B) a+b+1 C) ab D) ab+2
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Q2. Find the largest number which can divide the difference of the squares of
two consecutive odd integers.
A) 3 B) 8 C) 4 D) 6
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Q3. If x and y are two consecutive natural numbers than (-1)^x + (-1)^y is
equals to:
a) 2 b) -2 c) 0 d) 1
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Q4. x, y and z are prime numbers and x + y + z = 38. What is the maximum
value of x?
a) 29 b) 31 c) 23 d) 17
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Q5. When the sum of four consecutive two-digit odd numbers divided by 10,
the result obtained is a perfect square. Which of the following can possibly
be one of these four numbers?
A) 39 B) 47 C) 67 D) 21
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Q6. Sum of three fractions is 2(11/24). On dividing the largest fraction by the
smallest fractions, 7/6 is obtained which is 1/3 greater than the middle
fractions. The smallest fractions is
A) 3/4 B) 3/7 C)5/8 D) 5/6
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Q7. If the sum of two numbers is 42 and their product is 437, then find the
difference between the numbers?
A) 12 B) 5 C) 4 D) 9
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Q8. What is the simplified fraction value of 0.136
19 11 17 3
A) 999
B)
990
C)
999
D)
22
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Q9. What is the simplified fraction value of 2.536

133 637 23 279

A) B) C) D)
990 990 99 110
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Q10. The number x = 1.24242424….. can be expressed in the form x = p/q,
where p and q are positive integers having no common factors. Then the
value of p + q is
A) 76 B) 72 C) 74 D) 222
 Divisibility rules of 2,4,8
2 – Last digit is even (0,2,4,6,8)

4- Last two digits are divisible by 4 (124, 123456,

23468)

8- Last three digits are divisible by 8 (123488, 1234888)

 Divisibility rules of 3, 9
3 – Sum of the digits is divisibly by 3

9 – Sum of the digits is divisible by 9

Divisibility rules of 6
Divisibility rule of 6:

If a number is divisible by 2 and 3,it is divisible by 6

 Divisibility rules of 6

Ex: 246

a.2+4+6= 12, 12 is divisible by 3,so 246 is divisible by 3

b.246 ends in 6,so 246 is divisible by 2

246 is divisible by 2 and 3 .so 246 is divisible by 6

 Divisibility rules of 7
Take the last digit and double it, subtract that from the remaining
digits, continue until you get a number that is divisible by 7.

Example: 442
Take the last digit and double it, 2*2 = 4

44 – 4 = 40

Is 40 a multiple of 7?No, hence , 442 is not divisible by 7

 Divisibility rules of 11

A shortcut to check for the numbers divisible by 11 is by

adding the numbers in even and odd places and subtracting
the two sums. If the difference is a multiple of 11, then
divisibility by 11 is proved.

Example: 1331
(1+3) – (1+3) = 0
Therefore number is
divisible by 11
 Divisibility rules of Prime Numbers: 13
Take the last digit and multiply by 4 , Add the product to the rest of
the number

Example: 442
Take the last digit and multiply it by 4, 2*4 =8

44 + 8 = 52

Is 52 a multiple of 13? Yes, hence ,442 is divisible by 13.

 Divisibility rules of Prime Numbers: 17
Take the last digit and multiply by 5 , Subtract the product to the rest of
the number

Example: 15181
Take the last digit and multiply it by 5, 1*5 =5

1518- 5 = 1513
Take the last digit again and multiply it by 5, 3*5 =15
151-15=136
Is 136 a multiple of 17? Yes, hence ,15181 is divisible by 17.
 Divisibility Rules: Practice Questions
Q11. If the number 517?324 is completely divisible by 3,then the smallest
whole number in place of ? will be:
A] 5 B] 3 C] 2 D] 8
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Q12. If the number 23P62971335 is divisible by the smallest, odd composite
number, then what is the value of P?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 7 D. 8
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Q13. The smallest number, which should be added to 756896 so as to obtain a
multiple of 11, is?
A) 1 B) 3 C) 5 D) 8
 Divisibility Rule :Practice Questions
Q14. If x and y are the two digits of the number 653xy such that this number is
divisible by 80, then x+y is equal to ?
A) 6 B) 5 C) 8 D) 10
 Divisibility Rule :Practice Questions
Q15. A 3-digit number 5a3 is added to another 3-digit number 714 to give a 4-
digit number 12b7, which is divisible by 11. Then, (a + b) = ?
A) 12 B) 15 C) 8 D) 20
 Divisibility Rule :Practice Questions
Q16. The given no 446673877 is divisible by which of the following no?
A) 7only B) 13only C) Both 7 and 13 D) None
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Q17. There is a 36- digit number consist of only one digit from
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 …e.g. 5555…………555, 77777…….77. Such number is
always divisible by:-
A) 7 B) 11
C) 13 D) All of the above
 Divisibility Rule :Practice Questions
Q18. A number 15015 is divisible by
A)7 &11 both B) 11 &13 both C) 7 & 13 both D) All 7,11,13
 Divisibility Rule :Practice Questions
Q19. A 12-digit number is formed by repeating a three-digit number; for example,
202202202202 or 978978978978 etc. Any number of this form is always exactly
divisible by:
A) 11 B) 13 C) 1001 D) All of these
 Numbers , Divisibility Rules

Directions(20-21): In each of the questions below consists of a question and two statements numbered
I and II given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to
answer the question. Read both the statements and
Give answer
(A) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement II
alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(B) If the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question, while the data in statement I
alone are not sufficient to answer the question
(C) If the data either in statement I alone or in statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question
(D) If the data given in both statements I and II together are not sufficient to answer the question and
(E) If the data in both statements I and II together are necessary to answer the question
 Data Sufficiency: Classification of Numbers
Q20. What is the two-digit number?
i) The difference between the two digits is 9.
ii) The sum of the digits is equal to the difference between the two digits.
 Data Sufficiency: Classification of Numbers
Q21. Is the positive integer X divisible by 21?
i) When X is divided by 14, the remainder is 4
ii) When X is divided by 15, the remainder is 5