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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 25, 10, 662, 862 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 25, 10, 662, 862 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 25, 10, 662, 862 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 25, 10, 662, 862 is 1.
HCF(25, 10, 662, 862) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 25, 10, 662, 862 is 1.
Step 1: Since 25 > 10, we apply the division lemma to 25 and 10, to get
25 = 10 x 2 + 5
Step 2: Since the reminder 10 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 5 and 10, to get
10 = 5 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 5, the HCF of 25 and 10 is 5
Notice that 5 = HCF(10,5) = HCF(25,10) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 662 > 5, we apply the division lemma to 662 and 5, to get
662 = 5 x 132 + 2
Step 2: Since the reminder 5 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 2 and 5, to get
5 = 2 x 2 + 1
Step 3: 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 5 and 662 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(5,2) = HCF(662,5) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 862 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 862 and 1, to get
862 = 1 x 862 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 862 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(862,1) .
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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 25, 10, 662, 862?
Answer: HCF of 25, 10, 662, 862 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 25, 10, 662, 862 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 25, 10, 662, 862 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.