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Any two numbers having only 1 as their common factor are called as ______.

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twin primes
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special numbers
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coprime numbers
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composite numbers
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Solution

The correct option is C coprime numbers
Two numbers, need not be prime, have '1' as the only common factor, are called coprime numbers.

For example:
5 and 14
factors of 5: 1 and 5
factors of 14: 1, 2, 7, 14

The only common factor is 1, therefore they are coprime numbers.

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