All ISEE Upper Level Quantitative Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #4 : Least Common Multiple
Multiply the least common multiple of 504 and 624 by the greatest common factor of 504 and 624.
The product of the least common multiple of any two integers and the greatest common factor of the same two integers is the product of the two integers themselves. Therefore,
.
Example Question #7 : How To Find The Least Common Multiple
, , , , and are five distinct prime integers. Give the least common multiple of and .
If two integers are broken down into their prime factorizations, their greatest common factor is the product of the prime factors that appear in one or both factorizations.
Since , , , , and are distinct prime integers, the two expressions can be factored into their prime factorizations as follows - with their common prime factors underlined:
The LCM collects each of the factors:
Example Question #8 : How To Find The Least Common Multiple
Define an operation as follows:
For all positive integers and
.
Evaluate .
To find the LCD and GCF of 100 and 80, first, find their prime factorizations:
The GCF of the two is the product of their shared prime factors, so
The LCM is the product of all factors that occur in one or the other factorization, so
Add:
Example Question #6 : How To Find The Least Common Multiple
Which of the following is the least common multiple of and
List the first few multiples of both and
The least number in both lists of factors is .
Example Question #101 : Numbers And Operations
Simplify:
The correct answer is not among the other choices.
Apply the power of a power property:
Example Question #2 : How To Multiply Exponents
Simplify the expression:
Apply the power of a product rule, then apply the power of a power rule:
Example Question #3 : How To Multiply Exponents
Which of the following expressions is equal to ?
The expression is undefined.
Any nonzero number raised to the power of 0 is equal to 1.
Example Question #102 : Numbers And Operations
Which quantity is greater?
(a)
(b)
(b) is greater.
It is impossible to tell from the information given.
(a) is greater.
(a) and (b) are equal.
(b) is greater.
(a)
(b)
(b) is the greater quantity.
Example Question #1 : How To Multiply Exponents
is positive.
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
It is impossible to tell from the information given
(a) and (b) are equal
(b) is greater
(a) is greater
(a) is greater
Use the power of a power property:
(a)
(b)
Since , . Subsequently,
,
making (a) greater
Example Question #5 : How To Multiply Exponents
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
(b) is greater
(a) and (b) are equal
It is impossible to tell from the information given
(a) is greater
(a) and (b) are equal
The two quantities are equal.