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A rectangular block with sides 6 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm is cut up into an exact number of equal cubes. The least possible number of cubes is?

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

The fewest cubes come from the largest possible edge, which is the HCF of 66, 1212 and 1515, that is 33 cm. Number of cubes =6×12×1533=108027=40= \frac{6 \times 12 \times 15}{3^3} = \frac{1080}{27} = 40.

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