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The least value of HCF possible for any two numbers is ___ .

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1 is the least value of HCF possible for any two numbers. It is possible when the given numbers do not have any common factors.
The pair of numbers with HCF as 1 is called co-primes. For example, 5 and 7. They do not have any common factors other than 1 and hence they are co-primes.

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