Suppose a store owner has 5259 apples and 3506 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: 5259, 3506
Find GCD(5259 and 3506) = ?
step 2 Find the prime factors of all integers in the group:
5259 = 3 x 1753
3506 = 2 x 1753
step 3 Identify the common prime factors:
The common prime factors shared by all integers (5259, 3506) are: 1753.
step 4 Multiply the common prime factors to find the greatest common factor:
GCD(5259, 3506) = 1753 = 1753.
step 5 Real-world conclusion:
The maximum number of identical fruit baskets that can be made is 1753.
Each basket will contain 3 apples and 2 oranges.
GCD(5259, 3506) = 1753
