Can two numbers have 15 as their HCF and175 as their LCM? Give reason

1.	Can two numbers have 15 as their HCF and175 as their LCM? Give reason
Answer» {tex}\\frac{175}{15}=11.667{/tex}Hence 175 is not divisible by 15But LCM of two numbers should be divisible by their HCF.{tex}\\therefore{/tex}\xa0Two numbers cannot have their HCF as 15 and LCM as 175.

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