Number Systems

Objectives

  • Understand types of numbers, divisibility, HCF/LCM.
  • Apply to SSC CGL/CHSL/CPO problems.

Key Concepts

  • Natural, whole, integers, rationals, irrationals.
  • Divisibility rules, remainders, cyclicity.
  • HCF/LCM using prime factorization.

Key Formulas

  • LCM × HCF = Product (for two numbers).

Solved Example

Find HCF and LCM of 24 and 36.

PYQs

Practice PYQs with remainder cycles and factors.

Practice