Question

the greatest number which can divide 432 534 and 398 leaving the same remainder 7 in each. required number is the h.c.f of?

Answer 1

Thank you for asking this question. The options for this quetion are missing:

Here are the missing options:

A) 19

B) 15

C) 17

D) 20

Answer:

Required number is the H.C.F of (432-7)

(534-7) and (398-7)

H.C.F of 425, 527, 391

The required number is 17

So the correct answer is option C : 17

Answer 2

The answer to this question is 534.

The given condition is the greatest number which can divide 432 534 and 398 leaving the same remainder 7 in each.  

The required number is the h.c.f of 534.  

This kind of question requires us to calculate the hcf of the given numbers.  

It will let to find the answer to this question.