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Use Euclid's division algorithm to find the HCF of 136, 170 and 255.

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Use Euclid's division algorithm to find the HCF of 136, 170 and 255.

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Solution

Given: 136, 170 and 255.

170 = 136 × 1 + 34

136 = 34 × 4 + 0

⇒ HCF(170, 136) = 34

255 = 34 × 7 + 17

34 = 17 × 2 + 0

⇒ HCF(255, 34) = 17

⇒ HCF(136, 170, 255) = 17.

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Chapter 1: Real Numbers - EXERCISE 1.2 [Page 1.21]

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R.D. Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Real Numbers
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