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Two natural numbers have HCF 7 and add up to 63. How many such pairs are there (order not counted)?

Competition practiceNumber System, HCF & LCM
  • A3
  • B4
  • C2
  • D6

Step-by-Step Solution

Write them as and with a, co-prime and : (1, 8), (2, 7), (4, 5). (3, 6) is excluded since 3 and 6 are not co-prime. So 3 pairs.
Answer: A) 3

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