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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 207, 374, 936, 217 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 207, 374, 936, 217 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 207, 374, 936, 217 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 207, 374, 936, 217 is 1.
HCF(207, 374, 936, 217) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 207, 374, 936, 217 is 1.
Step 1: Since 374 > 207, we apply the division lemma to 374 and 207, to get
374 = 207 x 1 + 167
Step 2: Since the reminder 207 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 167 and 207, to get
207 = 167 x 1 + 40
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 167 and the new remainder 40, and apply the division lemma to get
167 = 40 x 4 + 7
We consider the new divisor 40 and the new remainder 7,and apply the division lemma to get
40 = 7 x 5 + 5
We consider the new divisor 7 and the new remainder 5,and apply the division lemma to get
7 = 5 x 1 + 2
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 2 x 2 + 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 207 and 374 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(5,2) = HCF(7,5) = HCF(40,7) = HCF(167,40) = HCF(207,167) = HCF(374,207) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 936 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 936 and 1, to get
936 = 1 x 936 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 936 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(936,1) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 217 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 217 and 1, to get
217 = 1 x 217 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 217 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(217,1) .
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 207, 374, 936, 217?
Answer: HCF of 207, 374, 936, 217 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 207, 374, 936, 217 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 207, 374, 936, 217 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.