Mel has 15 oranges, 9 peaches and 18 pears.

Question

Mel has 15 oranges, 9 peaches and 18 pears. He wants to put all of the fruit into baskets with each basket having the same number of pieces of fruit in it. Without mixing the fruit, what is the greatest number of pieces of fruit Mel can put in each basket?

Answer 1

The answer is 3 because the because each is a multiply of 3*5=15, 3*3=9, and 3*6=18.