The HCF of two co-primes is
(a) the smaller number
(b) the larger number
(c) product of the numbers
(d) 1

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A set of numbers which do not have any other common factor other than 1 are called co-prime.
The HCF of two co-prime numbers is 1.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

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The HCF of two co-primes is (a) the smaller number (b) the larger number (c) product of the numbers (d) 1

A set of numbers which do not have any other common factor other than 1 are called co-prime. The HCF of two co-prime numbers is 1. Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

The HCF of two co-primes is
(a) the smaller number
(b) the larger number
(c) product of the numbers
(d) 1

A set of numbers which do not have any other common factor other than 1 are called co-prime.
The HCF of two co-prime numbers is 1.
Hence, the correct answer is option (d).