an army contigent of 616 member is to march ehind an

1.	an army contigent of 616 member is to march ehind an
Answer» No. of members in army contingent = 616No. of members in an army band = 32Maximum number of columns = HCF of (616, 32)Now Let us find HCF of 616 and 32By Euclid’s division lemma{tex}\\begin{array}{l}616=32\\times19+8\\\\32=8\\times4\\\\So\\;HCF(616,32)\\;is\\;8\\\\\\end{array}{/tex}Hence maximum number of columns = 8

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