How do you find the highest common factor (HCF) of 65 and 117, and can you provide a pair of integral values for m and n such that HCF(65m, 117n) equals the HCF of 65 and 117?

To begin with, let’s determine the highest common factor (HCF) of the numbers 65 and 117. First, we’ll find the prime factorization of both numbers: 65 can be factored into: 5 × 13. 117 can be factored into: 3 × 39 or equivalently 3 × 3 × 13. From the factorizations above, we see that … Read more