document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=710651>Question 710651</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the LCM and HCF  of 2 numbers are 20 and 5.find the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #437163 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20055)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=437163\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 20 = 2·2·5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Both numbers must have factor 5.  They cannot both have a factor of 2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for then 10 would be a higher common factor than 5.  The smaller can<BR>\n" );
document.write( "have no other prime factor than 5 for if it had another, it would be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a factor of the LCM.  Thus the smaller number is 5.  The larger number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "must contain only factors 2·2 as well as 5.  So the two numbers are 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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