CAT 1994 — QA Question 20
LCM & HCFEasy
Passage / Data
Answer the next 2 questions based on the following information:
If
md(x) = x ,
mn(x,y) = minimum of x and y and
Ma(a,b,c,...) = maximum of a,b,c…
What is the smallest number which when increased by 5 is completely divisible by 8, 11 and 24?
Answer & solution
- A
264
259
- C
269
- D
None of these
Solution
Required number = LCM (8, 11, 24) – 5 = 259.