Question

CAN TWO NUMBERS HAVE 18 AS THEIR HCF AND 380 AS THEIR LCM ?

GIVE REASONS ??

Answer 1

hi

aim : to find CAN TWO NUMBERS HAVE 18 AS THEIR HCF AND 380 AS THEIR LCM

for solving this sum lets recall a formula

=>hcf is a factor of lcm

=>so here hcf = 18 and  lcm = 380

lets check whether 18 is a factor of 380

=>380/18 = 21.111..........

hence TWO NUMBERS cant  HAVE 18 AS THEIR HCF AND 380 AS THEIR LCM

hope it helps u.......

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Answer 2

Heya user☺☺

Two numbers cannot have LCM as 380 and HCF as 18 because in both because 19 as common factor is missing and this violates the stablished relation between them.

Hope this will help☺☺