Question

6. Find the HCF of the following numbers.
a) 24 and 96
b) 25 and 125
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Answer 1

Explanation:

1)The common factors of 24 and 96 are 24, 12, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, intersecting the two sets above. In the intersection factors of 24 ∩ factors of 96 the greatest element is 24. Therefore, the greatest

common factor of 24 and 96 is 24

2)find the prime factorisation of 125

125=5*5*5

to find HCF multiply all the prime factors common to both numbers

HCF=5*5

25

Answer 2

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