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Concept of Co-Prime Number

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  • Definition
  • Properties of Co-Prime numbers

Definition

Co-prime numbers:
Two numbers with only 1 as a common factor are said to be co-prime, relatively prime, or mutually prime numbers. 
For example, 10 and 21 are co-primes.

Properties of Co-Prime numbers

  • The Highest Common Factor (HCF) of two coprime numbers is always 1.
  • The Least Common Multiple (LCM) of two coprime numbers is always their product.
  • There should be a minimum of two numbers to form a set of coprime numbers.
  • Co-prime numbers are (3, 8); (4, 9); (21, 22); (22, 23); (23, 24).

Example

What are the common factors of 4 and 15?

These two numbers have only 1 as a common factor.

Two numbers having only 1 as a common factor are called co-prime numbers.

Thus, 4 and 15 are co-prime numbers.

Example

What are the common factors of 18 and 23?

These two numbers have only 1 as a common factor.

Two numbers having only 1 as a common factor are called co-prime numbers.

The numbers 1 is the factors of both 18 and 23.

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