Suppose a store owner has 2043 apples and 2028 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: 2043, 2028
Find GCD(2043 and 2028) = ?
step 2 Find the prime factors of all integers in the group:
2043 = 3 x 3 x 227
2028 = 2 x 2 x 3 x 13 x 13
step 3 Identify the common prime factors:
The common prime factors shared by all integers (2043, 2028) are: 3.
step 4 Multiply the common prime factors to find the greatest common factor:
GCD(2043, 2028) = 3 = 3.
step 5 Real-world conclusion:
The maximum number of identical fruit baskets that can be made is 3.
Each basket will contain 681 apples and 676 oranges.
GCD(2043, 2028) = 3
