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Can two numbers have 12 as their HCF and 512 as their LCM? Justify your answer.

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No, they cannot have 512 as their L.C.M.

We know that the H.C.F. is one of the factors of the L.C.M. Here, 3, which is a factor of 12, is not a factor of 512.

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