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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 224, 8686, 9802 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 224, 8686, 9802 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 224, 8686, 9802 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 224, 8686, 9802 is 2.
HCF(224, 8686, 9802) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 224, 8686, 9802 is 2.
Step 1: Since 8686 > 224, we apply the division lemma to 8686 and 224, to get
8686 = 224 x 38 + 174
Step 2: Since the reminder 224 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 174 and 224, to get
224 = 174 x 1 + 50
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 174 and the new remainder 50, and apply the division lemma to get
174 = 50 x 3 + 24
We consider the new divisor 50 and the new remainder 24,and apply the division lemma to get
50 = 24 x 2 + 2
We consider the new divisor 24 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
24 = 2 x 12 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 224 and 8686 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(24,2) = HCF(50,24) = HCF(174,50) = HCF(224,174) = HCF(8686,224) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 9802 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 9802 and 2, to get
9802 = 2 x 4901 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 2 and 9802 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(9802,2) .
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 224, 8686, 9802?
Answer: HCF of 224, 8686, 9802 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 224, 8686, 9802 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 224, 8686, 9802 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.