The HCF of two consecutive natural numbers is

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) non-existant

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(b) 1
The HCF of any two consecutive natural numbers is 1 because two consecutive natural numbers are always co-prime.

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The HCF of two consecutive natural numbers is (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) non-existant

(b) 1 The HCF of any two consecutive natural numbers is 1 because two consecutive natural numbers are always co-prime.

The HCF of two consecutive natural numbers is

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) non-existant

(b) 1
The HCF of any two consecutive natural numbers is 1 because two consecutive natural numbers are always co-prime.