Find the HCF of 12 and 27 by long division.

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Solution

The correct option is D 3
First, we divide the larger number by the smaller number and then divide the smaller number by the remainder obtained in the first step, and so on...

The divisor, in the end, is 3
Hence, the HCF of 12 and 27 is 3

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