Can a greatest common factor be 1?

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Dwayne James · Accepted Answer

Step 1Numbers such as 24 and 35 do not have any common factor apart from 1.Their &#039; factors are as shown:      24    =    2    ×    2    ×    2    ×    3    35  =  5  ×  7In this case the HCF would be 1.1 is always a factor of every number.

sedeln5w · Accepted Answer

Step 1For example, let       X    =          {              p        1            ,              p        2            ,      ...      .      ,              p        n            }       be a set of &#039; numbers.Then       ∀          p      i        ∈    X    ,    1          |              p        i                            and                            p        i            |              p      i      That is, the only 2 factors of             p      i       is 1 and itself,       ∀    i    =    1    ,    2    ,    ...    .    ,    n  Since             p      i       is &#039; for all       i    ,    ⇒          p             does not divide into             p      j        ∀    i    ≠    j  Therefore,       H    C    F          (              p        1            ,              p        2            ,      ...      .      ,              p        n            )        =    1

Can a greatest common factor be 1?

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