CLASSIFICATION OF NUMBER

8. z is the product of first 31 natural numbers. If x = z + 1, then the numbers of primes

among x + 1, x + 2……, x + 29, x + 30 is: /z 31 x
=z+1 x + 1, x + 2……, x + 29, x + 30

(a) 30 (b) 2
(c) can not be determined/ (d) none of them/

9. The sum of three prime numbers is 100. If one of them exceeds another by 36, then
one of the numbers is:/

(a) 17 (b) 29 (c) 73 (d) N.O.T

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10. a, b, c, d and e are prime numbers, not necessarily consecutive. If a + b + c + d + e = 350
and a < b < c < d < e, how many values of a is/are possible.
a, b, c, d e a + b + c + d + e = 350
a<b<c<d<e a
(a) 1 (b) More than 1 but finite (c) Infinite (d) Nothing can be said

11. p and q are two prime numbers such that p < q < 50, in how many cases, would (q + p)
be also a prime number? / p q p < q < 50
(q + p)
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) N.O.T

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12. If p, q and r are prime numbers such that p < q < r < 13 then how many conditions are
possible when (p + q + r) is also a prime number. / p, q r
p < q < r < 13 (p + q + r)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) N.O.T

13. P, Q, R, S and T are five prime numbers, where P < Q < R < S < T. it is also given that
P + Q + R + S + T = 482. What is the value of P? /P, Q, R, S T
P<Q<R<S<T P + Q + R + S + T = 482 P
(a) 243 (b) 32 (c) 2 (d) More than one value

14. How many two digit number which have only 3 factor

[A] 0 [B] 1 [C] 2 [D] 3

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15. How many three digit number which have only 3 factor

(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 8 (d) 9

16. x, y and z are distinct prime numbers where x < y < z. If x + y + z = 70, then what is the
value of z ?\x,y y x<y<z x + y + z = 70
z
(a) 29 (b) 31 (c) 37 (d) 43

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17. How many composite numbers are there from 53 to 97 ?

18. Which of the follwing expression (s) is / are true?

I. 337 is a prime number./

II. The number 12 has 6 positive factors/
III. 32724 is completely divisible by 9/
(a) Only I (b) Only I and II
(c) Only II and III (d) All expressions are true

19. Which of the following numbers is not a prime number?

(a) 197 (b) 313 (c) 439 (d) 391

20. x, y and z are prime number and x + y + z = 38. What is the maximum value of x ?
x, y z x + y + z = 38 x
(a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 31 (d) 29
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21. Let, p, q, r and s be positive natural numbers having three exact factors including 1
and the number itself. If q > p and both are two-digit numbers, and r > s and both are
p – q –1
one-digit numbers, then the value of the expression is:
r–s
p, q, r s (exact factors)
q>p r>s
p – q –1
r–s
(a) 1 - s (b) s + 1 (c) - s - 1 (d) s - 1

22. The sum of a natural number and its square equals the product of the first three prime
numbers. The number is:/

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6

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23. Let ab, a  b, is a 2 digit prime number such that ba is also a prime number, The sum of
all such number is:\ ab, a  b, ba

(a) 407 (b) 418 (c) 396 (d) 374

24. If the sum of all the prime numbers is 'x' and that of all the odd prime numbers is 'y',
then what is the value of x – y?
'x' 'y'
x–y
(a) 2 (b) (c) 1 (d) 0

25. Two consecutive natural numbers are always ---/

(a) even numbers/ (b) co-prime numbers/
(c) odd numbers/ (d) prime numbers/

26. In which set of numbers every pair is coprime to each other ?

(a) 35,48,55 (b) 24, 35, 49 (c) 42, 55, 69 (d) 21, 32, 43

27. Each prime number has _________ factor/factors.

(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 0 (d) 2

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28. A two-digit number, 9A, is a prime number. Find A.
9A A
(a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 1

29. Consider all prime numbers between 1 and 100.

Which of the following statements is (are) correct ?

(a) A number that is one greater than a multiple of 5 has a unit digit 3 or 6/

(b) The sum of all numbers which are one greater than a multiple of 5 is 215/

(c) The sum of all numbers which are one greater than a multiple of 5 and also one
greater than a multiple of 6 is 92/

(a) b only (b) a and b (c) a and c (d) b and c

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30. The smallest prime number that is a divisor of 17408 is 2 (17408 = 17 × 210). What is
the sum of digits of the greatest prime number, which is a divisor of 17391?
2 (17408 = 17 × 210)

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 8 (d) 6

1. A positive integer is said to be a prime number if it is not divisible by any positive

integer other than itself and 1. Let p be a prime number greater than 5. Than (p² -1) is:

p (p² –1)
(a) never divisible by 6/
(b) always divisible by 6, and may or may not be divisible by 12/

(c) always divisible by 6, and may or may not be divisible by 12/

(d) always divisible by 24/

2. If x, x + 6 and x + 12 all are consecutive prime number. Find 7x - 1 = ?

x, x + 6 x + 12 7x – 1
(a) 320 (b) 325 (c) 328 (d) 330

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3. Every prime number of the form 3k + 1 can be represented in the form 6m + 1 (where,
k and m are integers), when:
3k + 1 6m + 1 k
m
(a) k is odd/k
(b) k is even/k
(c) k can be both odd and even/k
(d) No such form is possible/k

1. If N, N+ 1, N + 3 are prime number find the vale of N.

N, N+ 1, N + 3 N
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 4

2. If N, N + 2, N + 6 are prime number find the vale of N.

N, N + 2, N + 6 N
(a) 41 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 44

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3. If the numbers q, q + 2 and q + 6 are all prime, then what can be value of 3q + 9 ?
q, q + 2 q+6 3q + 9
(a) only 18 (b) only 42 (c) only 60 (d) Bot b and c

4. N² - 33, N² - 31, N²- 29 are prime number then find the possible values of N, when N is
integer:
N² – 33, N² – 31, N²– 29 N N
(a) + 6 (b) – 6 (c) Both b and c (d) N.O.T

1. Consider the following statements in respect of two integers p and q (both > 1) which
are relatively prime: / p q >

1. Both p and q may be prime numbers/p q

2. Both p and q may be composite numbers/ p q
3. One of p and q may be prime and the other composite/p q

(a) 1 & 2 only (b) 2 & 3 only (c) 1 & 3only (d) 1, 2 & 3only

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2. What is the sum of smallest three digit twin prime number.

(a) 203 (b) 115 (c) 204 (d) None

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