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Using prime factorization, find the HCF and LCM of24, 36, 40 |
Answer» 24 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 23 × 3 36 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 = 22 × 32 40 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 = 23 × 5 HCF = product of smallest power of each common prime factor in the numbers = 22 = 4 LCM = product of greatest power of each prime factor involved in the numbers = 23 × 32 × 5 = 360 |
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