Question

if two positive integers A and B can be expressed as A =xy^3and B= x⁴y² z ; y being prime numbers then HCF (A,B) is​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Correct option is

B

xy  

2

 

HCF(Highestcommonfactor):−(AlsocalledasGCD)HCFoftwo

numbersisthenumberwhichcomletelydivides(with0remainder)

boththenumbers.Forexample,HCFof14and21is7,HCF(54,27)is27.

Givena=x  

3

y  

2

,b=xy  

3

 

Itcanbeobservedthatxy  

2

isacommonfactorofbothaandb.

HenceHCF(a,b)=xy  

2

.