Since, 12 = 2 × 2 × 3 = 22 × 3
20 = 2 × 2 × 5 = 22 × 5
and 30 = 2 × 3 × 5
HCF = Product of common prime factors with lowest powers
= 2
So, there must be 2 books in each stack.
∴ Number of stacks of Physics books
Number of stacks of Chemistry books
Number of stacks of Mathematics books
Find the largest number that will divide 398,436 and 542 leaving remainders 7, 11 and 15 respectively. Problems Based on Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic