The HCF of two co-primes is
(a) the smaller number
(b) the larger number
(c) 1
(d) none of these

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(c) 1
H.C.F. of two co-primes is 1.
This is because two co-prime numbers do not have any common factor.
For example, 15 and 16 are co-primes.
Their H.C.F. is 1.

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The HCF of two co-primes is (a) the smaller number (b) the larger number (c) 1 (d) none of these

(c) 1 H.C.F. of two co-primes is 1. This is because two co-prime numbers do not have any common factor. For example, 15 and 16 are co-primes. Their H.C.F. is 1.

The HCF of two co-primes is
(a) the smaller number
(b) the larger number
(c) 1
(d) none of these

(c) 1
H.C.F. of two co-primes is 1.
This is because two co-prime numbers do not have any common factor.
For example, 15 and 16 are co-primes.
Their H.C.F. is 1.