Question

L.C.M of the given no.is double the greater no. And the difference between the smaller no. And g.C.f is 4. Therefore the smaller no. Is?

Answer 1

let X, y be the numbers(X>y)

we know that,

product of two numbers is equal to their product of LCM and HCF.

X*y=2X*(y-4),

y=2y-8,

y=8.

therefore,

the smallest number is 8.

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