Primes, HCF and LCM - Highest Common Factor and Its Applications

Primes, HCF and LCM - Highest Common Factor and Its Applications

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Find the highest common factor and lowest common multiple of the following

  1. \(5^2 \times 7^4 \times 11^3 \times 13^2 \times 17\), \(2^5 \times 3^2 \times 5^2 \times 7\) and \(2 \times 3 \times 5 \times 7 \times 11 \times 13 \times 17\)
  2. \(2^3 \times 5^2 \times 7 \times 13 \times 17^2\), \(3^4 \times 5^2 \times 11^2 \times 13^2 \times 17\) and \(9750\)
  3. \(780\), \(1350\) and \(3510\)

leaving your answer in index notation.

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Answer:(a) HCF \(=5\times7\), LCM \(=2^5\times3^2\times5^2\times7^4\times11^3\times13^2\times17\) (b) HCF \(=5^2\times13\), LCM \(=2^3\times3^4\times5^3\times7\times11^2\times13^2\times17^2\) (c) HCF \(=2\times3\times5\), LCM \(=2^2\times3^3\times5^2\times13\)

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