01 What is the HCF of (18) and (24) using prime factorisation?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. (6)
Explanation: Step 1: (18=2\times3^2) and (24=2^3\times3). Step 2: Taking the smaller powers of common prime factors gives (2\times3=6). Step 3: For HCF, take only common prime factors.