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Question
Find the HCF by the division method and reduce to the simplest form.
`76/133`
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Solution
`76)overline(133)(1`
76
`57)overline(76)(1`
− 57
`19)overline (57)(3`
− 57
0
HCF = 19
∴ `76/133 = (76 div 19)/(133 div 19) = 4/7`
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