FAST-NU Basic Mathematics — Arithmetic and Number Properties
Arithmetic and Number Properties is part of the Basic Mathematics section of FAST's BS CS/Engineering admission test (usually 20 of the 120 MCQs, 20% of the marks). It breaks into 4 subtopics, and we hold 81 FAST-pattern practice MCQs on it, each with a written explanation. Tap a subtopic below to practise just that.
Subtopics (4)
How Arithmetic and Number Properties is tested
Across the 7 FAST-pattern papers on ParhaiKrlo, Arithmetic and Number Properties accounts for 21 questions. It appears in all 7, about 3 questions a paper. The heaviest was FAST Past Paper 07, with 3 questions.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| FAST Past Paper 07 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 06 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 05 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 04 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 03 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 02 | 3 |
| FAST Past Paper 01 | 3 |
Arithmetic and Number Properties MCQs from the FAST-pattern papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · FAST Past Paper 07 · Arithmetic and Number Properties
The number 0 is:
- A.a natural number
- B.an even number
- C.an odd number
- D.a prime number
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Answer: B. an even number — 0 is divisible by 2 (0 = 2 × 0), so it is even.
- Q2 · FAST Past Paper 06 · Arithmetic and Number Properties
The product of any two odd numbers is always:
- A.even
- B.zero
- C.prime
- D.odd
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Answer: D. odd — odd × odd = odd (e.g. 3 × 5 = 15).
- Q3 · FAST Past Paper 05 · Arithmetic and Number Properties
Which of the following is a prime number?
- A.91
- B.87
- C.97
- D.51
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Answer: C. 97 — 97 has no factor other than 1 and itself; 91 = 7 × 13, 87 = 3 × 29 and 51 = 3 × 17.