Question
Find Greatest Common Divisor of 85327 and 59840, using repeated division.
Answer
The GCD of given numbers is 11.
Explanation
Step 1 : Place the numbers inside division bar:.
| 85327 | 59840 |
Step 2 : Divide numbers by 11.
| 11 | 85327 | 59840 |
| 7757 | 5440 |
Step 3 : Number 7757 and 5440, cannot be divided any more. The GCD is:
$$ GCD = 11 $$This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The GCD equals the product of the numbers at the intersection.
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