NUMBER PROPERTIES

1. How many integers N in the set of integers (1, 2, 3 … 100) are there such that N2 + N3 is a perfect square?
a) 5 b) 7 c) 8 d) 9 e) 10

2. Suppose N is an integer such that the sum of the digits of N is 2, and 109 < N < 1010. How many
values of N are possible?
a) 11 b) 10 c) 9 d) 8 e) 7

3. If a, b, c and d are consecutive odd numbers, then (a2 + b2 + c2 + d2) is divisible by

a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6 e) 8

4. If p, p + 2, p + 4 are prime numbers, then the number of possible solutions for p is :

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 e) More than 3

5. A number is represented as 0.3898989…… By what least positive integer should it be multiplied to

convert to a natural number?
a) 990 b) 495 c) 110 d) 99 e) 11

6. a, b, c, … ,i, j are 10 integers. The product of these integers is even. Choose the correct option:
(a – b)(b – c)(c – d) … (i – j) is
a) always even b) always odd
c) either even or odd d) always zero e) non-negative

7. 461 + 462 + 463 + 464 + 465 is divisible by

a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 11 e) 17

8. If the five digit number 2U45V is divisible by 72, then which of the following must be true?
a) U = 2, V = 8 b) U = 1, V = 6 c) U = 4, V = 6 d) U = 2, V = 4 e) U = 1, V = 4

9. V is product of first 41 natural numbers. A = V + 1. The number of primes among (A + 1), (A + 2), (A
+ 3), … , (A + 39), (A + 40) is
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 e) 0

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10. If – 4  p  6 and – 6  q  – 2, find the greatest value of p  q and least value of 𝑞.
a) 12, – 1 b) 36, – 0.5 c) 24, – 3 d) 18, 1 e) 24, -6

11. How many even integers between 102 and 443 are multiples of 13 but are not multiples of 5?
a) 14 b) 13 c) 11 d) 10 e) 9

12. A man uses a bucket to empty 5 tanks of capacities 42, 69, 96, 124 and 179 litres. He only draws
bucketful of water. He finds at the end that 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10 litres of water left in the tanks
respectively. What was the volume of the bucket?
a) 7 b) 9 c) 11 d) 13 e) 17
13. When 7179 and 9699 are divided another natural number N, remainder obtained is same. What is
the sum of digits of the greatest 3 digit value of N?
a) 6 b) 9 c) 12 d) 14 e) 15

14. A number if divided by 6, 9 and 11 leaves remainders 4, 7 and 9. Find the largest 3 digit number.
a) 988 b) 985 c) 984 d) 978 e) 977

15. The HCF of 2 numbers is 5 and the sum of the numbers is 75. How many pairs of such numbers
exist?
a) 11 b) 8 c) 7 d) 4 e) 3

16. P is a rational number. Q is an integer. P × Q is:

I. always rational II. Integer when P is a natural number III. Natural number when P is an integer
a) Only I is true b) I and II are true
c) II and III are true d) I and III are true e) I, II and III are true

17. A student writes the first 120 whole numbers side by side. How many zeros does he write in all?
a) 11 b) 13 c) 14 d) 21 e) 22

18. Rahul took an odd number of prime numbers, not necessarily distinct, and added them. He found
the result to be even. How many of the following statements are true?
I) the numbers must include 2 II) the product of the numbers is even
III) there is an even number of even numbers
IV) the sum of the product of all possible pairs of the prime numbers is even
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 e) 4

19. What least natural number should be multiplied to 840 to convert it into a perfect square?
a) 210 b) 125 c) 120 d) 64 e) 63

20. Sum of a two digit number and the number obtained by reversing it digits, is always divisible by
a) 5 b) 6 c) 9 d) 11 e) 22

21. If x = –0.5, then which of the following has the smallest value?
a) 21/x b) 1/x c) 1/x2 d) 2x e) 1/x3

22. A man has 3 cakes of weights 3⅗ pounds, 2⅟10 pounds and 5⅖ pounds. He decides to cut the cakes
into a number of pieces. What is the maximum weight of each piece of cake so that there are no
leftover in each?
a) 0.6 pounds b) 0.5 pounds c) 0.3 pounds d) 0.2 pounds e) 0.1 pounds

23. A man has 3 cakes of weights 3⅗ pounds, 2⅟10 pounds and 5⅖ pounds. He decides to cut the cakes
into a number of pieces. The cakes are divided into equal sizes so that the weight of each piece of
cake is maximized. How many such pieces will he get?
 a) 18 b) 29 c) 30 d) 37 e) 39

24. What is the last digit of the number 547 3456 + 49 9876 × 352 67543
a) 2 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 e) 9

25. Let n be a positive integer. Now consider all numbers of the form 3 2n+1 + 22n+1. Which of the
following statement is true regarding the last digit of these numbers?
a) It is 5 for even values of n b) It is 5 for odd values of n
c) It is 5 for all these numbers d) It is always 5 for n  10 and 5 for some n > 10
e) It is odd for all these numbers but not necessarily 5

26. Find the units’ digit of (1!)1 + (2!)2 + (3!)3 + … + (100!)100

a) 2 b) 3 c) 5 d) 7 e) 8

27. If x and y are positive integers, x > y, and 3x + 2y & 2x + 3y when divided by 5, leave remainders 2
and 3 respectively. It follows that when x – y is divided by 5, the remainder necessarily equals to
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 e) 4

28. Find the last non-zero digit of 2701430

a) 1 b) 3 c) 7 d) 8 e) 9

29. Find the remainder when 2176 is divided by 11

a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 7 e) 9

30. Find the remainder when 3123 is divided by 7

a) 1 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5 e) 6

31. Find how many positive integers P exist such that (P+1) (P+2) (P+3) (P+4) is perfectly divisible by P.
a) 3 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8 e) Infinite

32. Which among 21/2, 31/3, 41/4, 61/6 and 121/12 is the largest?
a) 21/2 b) 31/3 c) 41/4 d) 61/6 e) 121/12

33. N = 25 x 34 x 53. How many factors of N are even?

a) 120 b) 100 c) 80 d) 60 e) 50

34. N = 25 x 34 x 53. How many factors of N are even, and divisible by 9 but not divisible by 27?
a) 12 b) 20 c) 40 d) 60 e) 80

35. N = 25 x 34 x 53. How many factors of N are perfect squares?

a) 10 b) 12 c) 16 d) 18 e) 24

36. N = 25 x 34 x 53. How many factors of N are perfect cubes?

a) 8 b) 6 c) 4 d) 3 e) 2
37. How many numbers from 1 to 90 are neither divisible by 2 nor by 3 but are divisible by 5?
a) 12 b) 10 c) 8 d) 7 e) 6

38. How many numbers from 1 to 100 are not divisible by 2 or by 3 or 5?

a) 24 b) 26 c) 28 d) 29 e) 30

39. N! ends with 31 zeroes. How many values can N have?

(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6 e) 7

40. If (510 + 0.01)2 – (510 – 0.01)2 = 5x, find the value of x?

a) 1 b) 4 c) 8 d) 9 e) 10

41. If x = y2a, y = z2b, z = x2c, then the value of abc is

a) 1 b) 1/2 c) 1/4 d) 1/8 e) 1/16

4+3 3
42. If = A + B , where A and B are integers, what is the value of B.
7+4 3
a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12 e) 13

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43. If ax + = c , what is the correct expression for b2x2 + 2 2 ?
bx ax
b2c2 − 2b b2c2 − 2ab
a) c2 b) 1/c2 c) b2/c d) e)
a2 a2

9 648 9 648 9 648

44. What is the value of the expression 5 . 5 . 5 ........ ?
a) 518 b) 527 c) 572 d) 581 e) 5108

45. If c and d are integers, is C even? - DS

(1) c(d+1) is even (2) (c+2)(d+4) is even
a) Statement I alone is sufficient b) Statement II alone is sufficient
c) Statement I and II combined is sufficient d) Either statement alone is sufficient
e) The answer cannot be determine even after combining the statements

46. Is n/18 an integer? - DS

(1) 7n/18 is an integer (2) 2n/18 is an integer
a) Statement I alone is sufficient b) Statement II alone is sufficient
c) Statement I and II combined is sufficient d) Either statement alone is sufficient
e) The answer cannot be determine even after combining the statements

47. If n is an integer, is n/18 an integer?

 (1) 7n/18 is an integer (2) 2n/18 is an integer
a) Statement I alone is sufficient b) Statement II alone is sufficient
c) Statement I and II combined is sufficient d) Either statement alone is sufficient
e) The answer cannot be determine even after combining the statements

48. If P, Q, R, and S are positive integers, and P/Q = R/S, is R divisible by 5?

(1) P is divisible by 140 (2) Q = 7x, where x is a positive integer
a) Statement I alone is sufficient b) Statement II alone is sufficient
c) Statement I and II combined is sufficient d) Either statement alone is sufficient
e) The answer cannot be determine even after combining the statements

49. Does the integer k have a factor p such that 1<p<k?

(1) k > 4! (2) 13!+2  k  13!+13
a) Statement I alone is sufficient b) Statement II alone is sufficient
c) Statement I and II combined is sufficient d) Either statement alone is sufficient
e) The answer cannot be determine even after combining the statements

50. If n and t are positive integers, what is the greatest prime factor of nt?
(1) The greatest common factor of n and t is 5
(2) The least common multiple of n and t is 105
a) Statement I alone is sufficient b) Statement II alone is sufficient
c) Statement I and II combined is sufficient d) Either statement alone is sufficient
e) The answer cannot be determine even after combining the statements

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10c 11c 12d 13c 14a 15d 16b 17b 18c
19a 20d 21e 22c 23d 24e 25c 26d 27e
28e 29e 30e 31d 32b 33b 34b 35d 36a
37e 38b 39c 40c 41d 42d 43e 44d 45c
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