The HCF of co-prime numbers is not necessarily 1.
Co-prime numbers: Two numbers are said to be co-prime if 1is their only common factor. So HCF of co-prime numbers is 1.
Hence, the given statement is false.
Question 26 Which of the following statements is not true? (A) The HCF of two distinct prime numbers is 1 (B) The HCF of two co-prime numbers is 1 (C) The HCF of two consecutive even numbers is 2 (D) The HCF of an even and an odd number is even.