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If the HCF of three numbers ‘x’, 153 and 102 is 17, then the number ‘x’ CANNOT be:

Asked in DSSSB MTS · 2026
LCM and HCF · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeNumber SystemLCM and HCFHCFDSSSB MTS2026
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For two numbers, Product of numbers = HCF × LCM.

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Questions Asked from HCF: Prime Factorisation & Euclidean Algorithm in Previous Exams

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15UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
9SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
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15State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
HCF: Prime Factorisation & Euclidean Algorithm has appeared in 47 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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