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If a=(2^23^35^4)and b=(2^33^25),then find HCF(a,b)

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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

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