If a=(2^23^35^4)and b=(2^33^25),then find HCF(a,b)
It is given that:
a = (22 × 33 × 54 ) and b = (23 × 32 × 5)
∴HCF (a,b) = Product of smallest power of each common prime factor in the numbers.
= 22 × 32 × 5
= 180