Question

Find the HCF of $96$ and $404$

Answer 1

Find the HCF of the given numbers

HCF or the highest common factor of two numbers is the largest number which is a factor of both the numbers.

Factorise $96$ and $404$

$\begin{array}{rcl}96& =& 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 2\times 3\\ 404& =& 2\times 2\times 101\end{array}$

Common divisors of $96$ and $404$ are $2,4$

Hence, the Highest Common Factor of $96$ and $404$ is $4$