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A rectangular courtyard is 18m 72cm long and 13m 20cm broad. It is to be paved with square tiles of the same size. Find the least possible number of such tiles.

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It is given that a rectangular hall is` 18m 72cm long and 13m 20cm `broad which means that rectangular hall is `1872` cm long and` 1320` cm broad.
The given integers `1872 `and `1320` can be factorised as follows:
`1872=2×2×2×2×3×3×13
`1320=2×2×2×3×5×11`
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