100+ CAT Number Systems Questions With Video Solutions

You can find all the CAT Number System questions from the previous papers with detailed video explanations on this page. The number system plays a crucial role in CAT quantitative section. There are many tricks, shortcuts and formulas that help you to solve the questions quickly. One can find those solving tips in the video solutions explained by CAT experts and IIM Alumni. Look no further to get resources for practising the CAT Number systems concept. Take free CAT mocks to understand the exam pattern and also you'll get a fair idea of how questions are asked. Download the CAT number systems questions PDF with detailed video solutions and practice to perform well in the quant section. And the best part is you can download the questions PDF for free without signing up. Click on the link below to download all the number system questions from CAT previous papers PDF.

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CAT Number Systems Formulas PDF

CAT Number systems is one of the most important topics in the quantitative aptitude section, and it is vital to have a clear understanding of the formulas related to them. To help the aspirants to ace this topic, we have made a PDF containing a comprehensive list of formulas, tips, and tricks that you can use to solve number systems questions with ease and speed. Click on the below link to download the CAT Number Systems formulas PDF.

1. Remainder Theorems Formulae

Fermat's Theorem - For any integer $$a$$ and prime number $$p$$, $$a^p-a$$ is always divisible by $$p$$

Wilson's Theorem - For a prime $$p$$, remainder when $$(p-1)!$$ i divided by $$p$$ is $$(p-1)$$

Euler's Theorem - If M and N are co-prime to each other then the remainder when $$M^{\phi(N)}$$ is divided by N is 1

2. HCF and LCM

HCF * LCM of two numbers = Product of two numbers

The greatest number dividing a, b and c leaving remainders of $$x_1$$, $$x_2$$ and $$x_3$$ is the HCF of (a-$$x_1$$), (b-$$x_2$$) and (c-$$x_3$$).

The greatest number dividing a, b and c (a<b<c) leaving the same remainder each time is the HCF of (c-b), (c-a), (b-a).

LCM of fractions = LCM of Numerators ÷ HCF of Denominators.

3. Number of trailing zeros

Number of trailing zeros of n! in base b(b=$$p^m$$, where p is a prime number) is for $$k\ge1$$ $$\frac{1}{m}\left(\Sigma\left[\frac{n}{p^k}\right]\ \right)$$

    CAT 2024 Number Systems questions

    Question 1

    The average of three distinct real numbers is 28. If the smallest number is increased by 7 and the largest number is reduced by 10, the order of the numbers remains unchanged, and the new arithmetic mean becomes 2 more than the middle number, while the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers becomes 64.Then, the largest number in the original set of three numbers is


    Question 2

    If $$10^{68}$$ is divided by 13, the remainder is


    Question 3

    When $$10^{100}$$is divided by 7, the remainder is


    Question 4

    The sum of all real values of k for which $$\left(\cfrac{1}{8}\right)^{k}\times \left(\cfrac{1}{32768}\right)^{\cfrac{1}{3}}=\cfrac{1}{8}\times \left(\cfrac{1}{32768}\right)^{\cfrac{1}{k}}$$, is


    Question 5

    The sum of all four-digit numbers that can be formed with the dist inct non-zero digits a, b, c, and d, with each digit appearing exactly once in every number, is 153310 + n, where n is a single digit natural number. Then, the value of (a + b + c + d + n) is


    Question 6

    If $$m$$ and $$n$$ are natural numbers such that $$n > 1$$, and $$m^n = 2^{25} \times 3^{40}$$, then $$m - n$$ equals


    Question 7

    When $$3^{333}$$ is divided by 11, the remainder is


    Question 8

    The number of all positive integers up to 500 with non-repeating digits is

    CAT 2023 Number Systems questions

    Question 1

    Let a, b, m and n be natural numbers such that $$a>1$$ and $$b>1$$. If $$a^{m}b^{n}=144^{145}$$, then the largest possible value of $$n-m$$ is


    Question 2

    Let n be the least positive integer such that 168 is a factor of $$1134^{n}$$. If m is the least positive integer such that $$1134^{n}$$ is a factor of $$168^{m}$$, then m + n equals


    Question 3

    For any natural numbers m, n, and k, such that k divides both $$m+2n$$ and $$3m+4n$$, k must be a common divisor of


    Question 4

    The number of positive integers less than 50, having exactly two distinct factors other than 1 and itself, is


    Question 5

    The sum of the first two natural numbers, each having 15 factors (including 1 and the number itself), is


    Question 6

    The number of coins collected per week by two coin-collectors A and B are in the ratio 3 : 4. If the total number of coins collected by A in 5 weeks is a multiple of 7, and the total number of coins collected by B in 3 weeks is a multiple of 24, then the minimum possible number of coins collected by A in one week is


    Question 7

    The number of all natural numbers up to 1000 with non-repeating digits is

    CAT 2022 Number Systems questions

    Question 1

    Consider six distinct natural numbers such that the average of the two smallest numbers is 14, and the average of the two largest numbers is 28. Then, the maximum possible value of the average of these six numbers is


    Question 2

    Let A be the largest positive integer that divides all the numbers of the form $$3^k + 4^k + 5^k$$, and B be the largest positive integer that divides all the numbers of the form $$4^k + 3(4^k) + 4^{k + 2}$$ , where k is any positive integer. Then (A + B) equals


    Question 3

    For some natural number n, assume that (15,000)! is divisible by (n!)!. The largest possible value of n is


    Question 4

    A school has less than 5000 students and if the students are divided equally into teams of either 9 or 10 or 12 or 25 each, exactly 4 are always left out. However, if they are divided into teams of 11 each, no one is left out. The maximum number of teams of 12 each that can be formed out of the students in the school is

    CAT 2021 Number Systems questions

    Question 1

    For all possible integers n satisfying $$2.25\leq2+2^{n+2}\leq202$$, then the number of integer values of $$3+3^{n+1}$$ is:

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