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Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023
HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 16, 70, 98, 819 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 16, 70, 98, 819 is 1 the largest number which exactly divides all the numbers i.e. where the remainder is zero. Let us get into the working of this example.
Consider we have numbers 16, 70, 98, 819 and we need to find the HCF of these numbers. To do so, we need to choose the largest integer first and then as per Euclid's Division Lemma a = bq + r where 0 ≤ r ≤ b
Highest common factor (HCF) of 16, 70, 98, 819 is 1.
HCF(16, 70, 98, 819) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 16, 70, 98, 819 is 1.
Step 1: Since 70 > 16, we apply the division lemma to 70 and 16, to get
70 = 16 x 4 + 6
Step 2: Since the reminder 16 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 6 and 16, to get
16 = 6 x 2 + 4
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 6 and the new remainder 4, and apply the division lemma to get
6 = 4 x 1 + 2
We consider the new divisor 4 and the new remainder 2, and apply the division lemma to get
4 = 2 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 16 and 70 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(4,2) = HCF(6,4) = HCF(16,6) = HCF(70,16) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 98 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 98 and 2, to get
98 = 2 x 49 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 2 and 98 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(98,2) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 819 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 819 and 2, to get
819 = 2 x 409 + 1
Step 2: Since the reminder 2 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1 and 2, to get
2 = 1 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 2 and 819 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(819,2) .
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1. What is the Euclid division algorithm?
Answer: Euclid's Division Algorithm is a technique to compute the Highest Common Factor (HCF) of given positive integers.
2. what is the HCF of 16, 70, 98, 819?
Answer: HCF of 16, 70, 98, 819 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 16, 70, 98, 819 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 16, 70, 98, 819 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.