two tankers contain 620 litres and 840 litres of diesel respectively. Find the maximum capacity of a container which can measure the diesel of both the tankers in exact number of times
Use Prime factorisation and find the factors of 620 and 840.
840 = 23 * 5 * 3 * 7
620= 22 * 5 * 31
To find the HCF take the common factors of both 620 and 840.
HCF= 22 * 5
= 20
Therefore, The maximum capacity of a container which can measure the diesel of both tankers is 20.