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In a school, there are two sections of class X. There are $40$ students in the first section and $48$ students in the second section. Determine the minimum number of books required for their class library so that they can be distributed equally among students of both sections.
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$40 = 2^3 \times 5$
$48 = 2^4 \times 3$
L.C.M. $(40, 48) = 240$
Minimum number of books required in library is $240$.
$48 = 2^4 \times 3$
L.C.M. $(40, 48) = 240$
Minimum number of books required in library is $240$.