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The product of two numbers is 4107 and their HCF is 37. What is the larger of the two numbers?

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  • A111
  • B37
  • C148
  • D185

Step-by-Step Solution

Write the numbers as and , where a and have no common factor. Their product is , and since we get . The only co-prime choice is and , so the numbers are 37 and 111. Check: and HCF(37, 111) = 37. The larger is 111; answering 37 reports the smaller number, and does not divide 4107 at all.
Answer: A) 111

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