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L.C.M. of two consecutive odd numbers is 8463. Find the bigger odd number out of the two numbers.
Options
Option A
91
Option B is correct
93
Option C
95
Option D
97
Explanation
Let the two consecutive odd numbers be and . Consecutive odd numbers are always coprime, meaning their greatest common divisor (HCF) is . For coprime numbers, their Least Common Multiple (LCM) is equal to their product. Given that the LCM is , we have . This is a quadratic equation . We can estimate by taking the square root of . . Since the numbers are consecutive odd integers, they must be close to . The two odd integers closest to with a difference of are and . Let's verify: . Thus, the two numbers are and . The bigger odd number is .