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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 1817, 1337 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 1817, 1337 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 1817, 1337 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 1817, 1337 is 1.
HCF(1817, 1337) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 1817, 1337 is 1.
Step 1: Since 1817 > 1337, we apply the division lemma to 1817 and 1337, to get
1817 = 1337 x 1 + 480
Step 2: Since the reminder 1337 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 480 and 1337, to get
1337 = 480 x 2 + 377
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 480 and the new remainder 377, and apply the division lemma to get
480 = 377 x 1 + 103
We consider the new divisor 377 and the new remainder 103,and apply the division lemma to get
377 = 103 x 3 + 68
We consider the new divisor 103 and the new remainder 68,and apply the division lemma to get
103 = 68 x 1 + 35
We consider the new divisor 68 and the new remainder 35,and apply the division lemma to get
68 = 35 x 1 + 33
We consider the new divisor 35 and the new remainder 33,and apply the division lemma to get
35 = 33 x 1 + 2
We consider the new divisor 33 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
33 = 2 x 16 + 1
We consider the new divisor 2 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma 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 1817 and 1337 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(33,2) = HCF(35,33) = HCF(68,35) = HCF(103,68) = HCF(377,103) = HCF(480,377) = HCF(1337,480) = HCF(1817,1337) .
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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 1817, 1337?
Answer: HCF of 1817, 1337 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 1817, 1337 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 1817, 1337 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.