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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 1940, 914 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 1940, 914 is 2 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 1940, 914 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 1940, 914 is 2.
HCF(1940, 914) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 1940, 914 is 2.
Step 1: Since 1940 > 914, we apply the division lemma to 1940 and 914, to get
1940 = 914 x 2 + 112
Step 2: Since the reminder 914 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 112 and 914, to get
914 = 112 x 8 + 18
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 112 and the new remainder 18, and apply the division lemma to get
112 = 18 x 6 + 4
We consider the new divisor 18 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
18 = 4 x 4 + 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 1940 and 914 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(4,2) = HCF(18,4) = HCF(112,18) = HCF(914,112) = HCF(1940,914) .
Here are some samples of HCF using Euclid's Algorithm calculations.
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 1940, 914?
Answer: HCF of 1940, 914 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 1940, 914 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 1940, 914 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.