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Question
In Q.No. 7, HCF (a, b) is
Options
pq
p3q3
p3q2
p2q2
Solution
Two positive integers are expressed as follows:
`a= pq^2`
`b= p^3q`
p and q are prime numbers.
Then, taking the smallest powers of p and q in the values for a and b we get
HCF `(a,b) = pq`
Hence the correct choice is (a).
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