Question 1161633
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    Definition of Highest Common Factor HCF.

        The Highest Common Factor HCF of two or more numbers is the highest number that divides the numbers exactly.


         // Same as the GCD (= Greatest Common Divisor)
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As the problem is worded, &nbsp;posted and presented, &nbsp;it &nbsp;ADMITS &nbsp;<U>MORE &nbsp;than &nbsp;ONE &nbsp;solution</U>; 

if to be &nbsp;PRECISELY &nbsp;correct, &nbsp;it admits exactly &nbsp;TWO &nbsp;solutions.


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One       solution is  x = 23*13*14, y = 23;  the larger number is 23*13*14 = 4186.


The other solution is  x = 23*13, y = 23*14;  the larger number is  23*14 = 322.
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