Highest Common Factor of 223, 44815 using Euclid's algorithm
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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 223, 44815 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 223, 44815 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 223, 44815 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 223, 44815 is 1.
HCF(223, 44815) = 1
HCF of 223, 44815 using Euclid's algorithm
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 223, 44815 is 1.
Highest Common Factor of 223,44815 is 1
Step 1: Since 44815 > 223, we apply the division lemma to 44815 and 223, to get
44815 = 223 x 200 + 215
Step 2: Since the reminder 223 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 215 and 223, to get
223 = 215 x 1 + 8
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 215 and the new remainder 8, and apply the division lemma to get
215 = 8 x 26 + 7
We consider the new divisor 8 and the new remainder 7,and apply the division lemma to get
8 = 7 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 7 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
7 = 1 x 7 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 223 and 44815 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(7,1) = HCF(8,7) = HCF(215,8) = HCF(223,215) = HCF(44815,223) .
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Frequently Asked Questions on HCF of 223, 44815 using Euclid's Algorithm
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 223, 44815?
Answer: HCF of 223, 44815 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 223, 44815 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 223, 44815 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.
