Question

To reduce a rational number to its standard form, we divide its numerator and denominator by their ___.
(A) LCM
(B) HCF
(C) Product
(D) Multiple

Answer 1

A rational number is said to be in the standard form if:
(i) its denominator is a positive integer and,
(ii) the numerator and denominator have no common factor other than 1.

For this purpose, we divide the numerator and denominator by their HCF.

So, the correct option is B.