i.e.
960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
= 26 × 3 × 5
432 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3
= 24 × 33
HCF (960, 432) = 24 × 3
= 16 × 3
= 48