Suppose a store owner has 180 apples and 18027370 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: 180, 18027370
Find GCD(180 and 18027370) = ?
step 2 Find the prime factors of all integers in the group:
180 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 3 x 5
18027370 = 2 x 5 x 1802737
step 3 Identify the common prime factors:
The common prime factors shared by all integers (180, 18027370) are: 2 × 5.
step 4 Multiply the common prime factors to find the greatest common factor:
GCD(180, 18027370) = 2 × 5 = 10.
step 5 Real-world conclusion:
The maximum number of identical fruit baskets that can be made is 10.
Each basket will contain 18 apples and 1802737 oranges.
GCD(180, 18027370) = 10
