Question

what is the HCF of 36 '72 and 144 ??

36
72
96
144​

Answer 1

Answer:

36

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the HCF of 36,72,144 -

Firstly, write the factors of the three numbers.

36 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

72 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

144 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 3 x 3

Now, write the common factors of the three numbers-

2 x 2 x 3 x 3

= 36 -----> Required HCF

Hope it helps..!!

Answer 2

explanation

to find the hcf we want to take the numbers seperately and divide by only the prime numbers and the commonfactos we want to multiply it this is known as hcf ,so the hcf of 36,72,96,144 is 36