Find Greatest Common Divisor of 315 and 441, using repeated division.
Answer
The GCD of given numbers is 9.
Explanation
Step 1 : Place the numbers inside division bar:.
| 315 | 441 |
Step 2 : Divide numbers by 3.
| 3 | 315 | 441 |
| 105 | 147 |
Step 3 : Divide numbers by 3.
| 3 | 315 | 441 |
| 3 | 105 | 147 |
| 35 | 49 |
Step 4 : Number 35 and 49, cannot be divided any more. The GCD is:
$$ GCD = 3\cdot3 = 9 $$This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The GCD equals the product of the numbers at the intersection.
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