Question

find the hcf of 58,42​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

hcf of 58 and 42 is

$2 \times 3 \times 7 \times 29 = 1218$

Answer 2

Answer:

The HCF of 58 and 42 is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The numbers are 58 and 42.

We have to find the HCF of the above numbers.

• As we know that, 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 58 and 42.

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

The factors of 42 are: $1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42$

The factors of 58 are: $1, 2, 29, 58$

From the above, we can see that 2 is the highest number among all the common factors of the given numbers.

So, the greatest common factor(HCF) is 2.