HCF of two numbers is 13. If the other factors of their LCM are 7 and 3, what is the smaller number of…
Both numbers are multiples of the HCF, 13, and the other factors of their LCM, 7 and 3, are the co-prime parts. So the numbers are \(13\times7=91\) and \(13\times3=39\), and…
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HCF of two numbers is 13. If the other factors of their LCM are 7 and 3, what is the smaller number of the two?
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Both numbers are multiples of the HCF, 13, and the other factors of their LCM, 7 and 3, are the co-prime parts. So the numbers are and , and their LCM is . The smaller number is 39; 273 is the LCM and 91 is the larger number.
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