Question

There are 119 apples and 153 oranges. These fruits are to be arranged in heaps containing the same number of fruits . Find the greatest number of fruits possible in each heap . 17 53 50 19 the person who answers first, will be marked as brainliest

Answer 1

Answer

The greatest number of fruits in each heap is the HCF of 153 and 119.

HCF (153,119) = 17

Hence greatest number of fruits in each heap is 17.

Answer 2

The required answer is the HCF of the two numbers.

119=7×17

153=3^2×17

Thus the greatest number of fruits in each heap is 17.