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9.
The product of two numbers is 2028 and their H.C.F. is 13. The number of such pairs is:
1
2
3
4
Answer: Option
Explanation:

Let the numbers 13a and 13b.

Then, 13a x 13b = 2028

ab = 12.

Now, the co-primes with product 12 are (1, 12) and (3, 4).

[Note: Two integers a and b are said to be coprime or relatively prime if they have no common positive factor other than 1 or, equivalently, if their greatest common divisor is 1 ]

So, the required numbers are (13 x 1, 13 x 12) and (13 x 3, 13 x 4).

Clearly, there are 2 such pairs.

Discussion:
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Sheshank said:   1 year ago
@All.

Co prime means the numbers which we take, their HCF should be 1.

If we take (2, 6) their HCF is not one so we don't consider that.
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Madhu said:   2 years ago
(2, 6) are not co prime numbers.

As.
2=1*2.
6=1*6, 2*3;.

So for 6. (2) is again a factor so they can't be.

Nikhil G said:   3 years ago
@All.

1*12 = 1*3*2*2.
12*1 = 1*3*2*2.
2*6 = 3*2*2.
6*2 = 3*2*2.
3*4 = 3*2*2.
4*3 = 3*2*2.

So possible pairs are only 2.
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Veerabhadra said:   3 years ago
Why not answer is 4?

(1*13, 12*13) (3*13, 4*13) (12*13, 1*13) (4*13, 3*13) these are four possible pairs.

Chaitanya said:   3 years ago
Take 13x*13y( because HCF is 13)
Let 13x*13y=2028
xy=2028/13*13
xy becomes 12.

Next find out the coprimes which should be the form of x,y hence,
coprimes are (1,12) and (3,4)or (4,3),
so the real pair will be;
(13*1,13*12)and (13*3,13*4),
Hence the answer is 2.

Subham said:   3 years ago
The factors that is said to be co prime only when their GSF OR HCF is 1.

Umesh said:   3 years ago
The answer is incorrect. The answer could also be 2 and 6.

Randy Ranjith said:   4 years ago
Then why we take (4, 3) 4 is not co-prime?
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Julie said:   4 years ago
Thank you for giving the clear answer @Snehesh.
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Shahrukh said:   4 years ago
If 13x * 13y = 2028 then;

It should have been 13(x*y)= 2028
And x*y= 156
But your solution is telling that
13*13(x*y)= 2028.
x*y = 2028/ 169 = 12.
So , x*y = 12.

I mean why divided by 169 why not by 13 after taking common 13? Please tell me.
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