Suppose a store owner has 1348503 apples and 1907172 oranges and wants to package them into identical fruit baskets so that every basket contains an equal number of each item without leaving any remainder. What is the maximum number of identical fruit baskets that can be made, and how many of each item will be in each basket?
GCD Problem and Solution:
step 1 Address the method, input parameters and values:
Integers: 1348503, 1907172
Find GCD(1348503 and 1907172) = ?
step 2 Find the prime factors of all integers in the group:
1348503 = 3 x 13 x 71 x 487
1907172 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 17659
step 3 Identify the common prime factors:
The common prime factors shared by all integers (1348503, 1907172) are: 3.
step 4 Multiply the common prime factors to find the greatest common factor:
GCD(1348503, 1907172) = 3 = 3.
step 5 Real-world conclusion:
The maximum number of identical fruit baskets that can be made is 3.
Each basket will contain 449501 apples and 635724 oranges.
GCD(1348503, 1907172) = 3
