CAT 2023 Number System Question (Medium)

Question

There are two numbers which are greater than 21 and their LCM and HCF are 3003 and 21 respectively. What is the sum of these numbers?

Optima Learn · Accepted Answer

To find the sum of the two numbers, we need to use the relationship between LCM, HCF, and the numbers themselves. Understanding the setup for two numbers with HCF 21, we can write them as 21a and 21b where a and b are coprime integers. Their LCM is then 21ab. Analyzing the Calculation setting 21ab 3

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CAT 2023

Quantitative

Number System

Medium

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