User:Vishweshshrimali5/HCF AND LCM OF NUMBERS

HIGHEST COMMON FACTOR

The greatest number which is a common factor of 2 or more given numbers is called their highest common factor or greatest common divisor or greatest common measure, written as HCF or GCD or GCM.

Eg: 5 is the HCF of 25 and 35.

LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE

The lowest common multiple of two or more numbers is the smallest number which is a multiple of each of the numbers.

Eg: 12 is the LCM of 3 and 4.