Question
Find Greatest Common Divisor of 42 and 210, using repeated division.
Answer
The GCD of given numbers is 42.
Explanation
Step 1 : Place the numbers inside division bar:.
| 42 | 210 |
Step 2 : Divide numbers by 2.
| 2 | 42 | 210 |
| 21 | 105 |
Step 3 : Divide numbers by 3.
| 2 | 42 | 210 |
| 3 | 21 | 105 |
| 7 | 35 |
Step 4 : Divide numbers by 7.
| 2 | 42 | 210 |
| 3 | 21 | 105 |
| 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 1 | 5 |
Step 5 : Number 1 and 5, cannot be divided any more. The GCD is:
$$ GCD = 2\cdot3\cdot7 = 42 $$This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The GCD equals the product of the numbers at the intersection.
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