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If two positive integers m and n are expressible in the form m = pq3 and n = p3q2, where p, q are prime numbers, then HCF (m, n) =
(a) pq
(b) pq2
(c) p3q2
(d) p2q2

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Solution

Two positive integers are expressed as follows:

p and q are prime numbers.

Then, taking the smallest powers of p and q in the values for m and n we get

HCF

Hence the correct choice is (b).


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