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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 1937, 4557, 98618 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 1937, 4557, 98618 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 1937, 4557, 98618 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 1937, 4557, 98618 is 1.
HCF(1937, 4557, 98618) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 1937, 4557, 98618 is 1.
Step 1: Since 4557 > 1937, we apply the division lemma to 4557 and 1937, to get
4557 = 1937 x 2 + 683
Step 2: Since the reminder 1937 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 683 and 1937, to get
1937 = 683 x 2 + 571
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 683 and the new remainder 571, and apply the division lemma to get
683 = 571 x 1 + 112
We consider the new divisor 571 and the new remainder 112,and apply the division lemma to get
571 = 112 x 5 + 11
We consider the new divisor 112 and the new remainder 11,and apply the division lemma to get
112 = 11 x 10 + 2
We consider the new divisor 11 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
11 = 2 x 5 + 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 1937 and 4557 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(11,2) = HCF(112,11) = HCF(571,112) = HCF(683,571) = HCF(1937,683) = HCF(4557,1937) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 98618 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 98618 and 1, to get
98618 = 1 x 98618 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 98618 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(98618,1) .
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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 1937, 4557, 98618?
Answer: HCF of 1937, 4557, 98618 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 1937, 4557, 98618 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 1937, 4557, 98618 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.