Three tankers contain 403 l, 434 l and 465 l of diesel, respectively. Find the maximum capacity of a container that can measure the diesel of the three containers exact number of time.
Here,
Capacities of three containers are 403 l,434 l and 465 l
Maximum measuring capacity = HCF of 403,434,465
Now,
403=13×31
434=2×7×31
465=3×5×31
Therefore,
HCF of 403,434,465=31
Hence, the maximum measuring capacity required is 31 l.