Three containers can hold 72,168, and 180 litres of water. Determine the capacity of the greatest vessel which can be used to fill each one...

      

Three containers can hold 72,168, and 180 litres of water. Determine the capacity of the greatest vessel which can be used to fill each one of them in an exact number of times.

  

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joseph
Simply find their greatest common divisors.
72 = 2^3 x 3^2
168=2^3 x 3 x 7
180 = 2^2 x 3^2 x 5

joseph rimiru answered the question on October 12, 2017 at 19:33


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