find the largest number which divides 398,436and 542 leaving remainder7,11and 15 respectively
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17
Step-by-step explanation:
To find this, we must first subtract the remainders we wish to obtain from their respective numbers. The numbers we get on doing so will be;
391, 425 and 527
Next we need to find the HCF of these numbers
391 = 17 x 23
425 = 17 x 5 x 5
527 = 17 x 31
Thus 17 is the largest number which can divide 398,436 and 542 leaving remainders 7, 11 and 15 respectively
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