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The Least Common Multiple of two numbers is 84. Which of the following can be the Highest Common Factor of the two numbers?
Asked in SSC GD Constable · 2026
LCM and HCF · Quantitative Aptitude
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The values \(x\) and \(y\) must be co-prime, so reject factor pairs having a common factor greater than 1.
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