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Q3  An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in
       a parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the
       maximum number of columns in which they can march?

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The maximum number of columns in which they can march = HCF (32, 616)

Since 616 > 32, applying Euclid's Division Algorithm we have

616=32\times 19+8

Since remainder \neq 0 we again apply Euclid's Division Algorithm

Since 32 > 8 

32=8\times 4+0

Since remainder  = 0 we conclude, 8 is the HCF of  616 and  32.

 The maximum number of columns in which they can march is 8.

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