HCF(Highest common Factor)

AND
LCM(Least common multiple)

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 Real life Applications of LCM
To understand about LCM or, Least common multiple here are the few real-life
Applications of LCM.

Traffic
signals Sharing
and Toys
controllers

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How LCM can be used in
Traffic Signals and
.
Controllers?

 The LCM is used to coordinate the timing of signals at

different intersections. The LCM is calculated based on the
cycle times of all the signals in each area, and it determines
when each signal should change to minimize delays and
improve traffic flow.
 For example, if one intersection has a signal cycle of 120
seconds and another intersection has a cycle of 90 seconds,
the LCM would be 360 seconds, because this is the smallest
common multiple of 120 and 90. The signal cycles at each
intersection would be adjusted to ensure that they change at
the same time every 360 seconds, allowing for smooth traffic
flow across the entire area.

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How LCM can be used in
Sharing Toys?
.  Imagine…
 you have 10 toy cars and 12 toy planes, and you want to share
them equally with your friends. You need to know how many toy
sets you can make so that each set has the same number of cars
and planes. To figure this out, you need to find the LCM of 10
and 12, which is 60. This means you can make 6 toy sets, each
with 1 car and 1 plane, and have 4 toy cars and 6 toy planes left
over.

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 Real life Applications of HCF

 To understand about HCF or, Highest common factor here are the few real-life
Applications of HCF.

Sharing
Reducing
food Fractions
Items

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How HCF can be used in
reducing Fractions?

.  HCF is used to reduce fractions to their simplest form. For

example, if a child needs to add or subtract fractions, they first
need to find the HCF of the numerator and denominator, and
then divide both by it to simplify the fraction.

 How HCF can be used in Sharing food Items?

Suppose a group of children wants to share a certain number of
candies equally. They need to find the highest number of candies
that each child can get, which is possible only by finding the HCF
of the total number of candies.