Question

find the HCF 87,145​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

According to the problem

write given number 87 and 145 as product of prime.

87 = 3 × 29

145 = 5 ×29

HCF ( 87 , 145 ) = product of common prime factors = 29

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Answer 2

Answer:

The HCF of 87 and 145​ is 29.

Explanation:

Given: The numbers are 87 and 145​.

We have to find the HCF of the above numbers.

• As we know, the HCF (Highest Common Factor) of two or more numbers is the highest number among all the common factors of the given numbers.
• HCF is also known as the greatest common factor.

We are solving in the following way:

We have,

The numbers are 87 and 145​.

First, we will find the factors of the above numbers.

The factors of 87 are: $1, 3, 29, 87$

The factors of 145 are: $1, 5, 29, 145$

From the above, we can see that 29 is the highest number among all the common factors of the given numbers.

So, the greatest common factor(HCF) is 29.