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The HCF of two consecutive positive integers is

A2
B1
Cthe smaller integer
Dtheir product
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 1
Consecutive integers $n$ and $n+1$ share no common factor other than 1: any common divisor divides their difference $1$. **So $\gcd(n, n+1) = 1$ always.**
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