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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 256, 370, 929, 108 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 256, 370, 929, 108 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 256, 370, 929, 108 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 256, 370, 929, 108 is 1.
HCF(256, 370, 929, 108) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 256, 370, 929, 108 is 1.
Step 1: Since 370 > 256, we apply the division lemma to 370 and 256, to get
370 = 256 x 1 + 114
Step 2: Since the reminder 256 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 114 and 256, to get
256 = 114 x 2 + 28
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 114 and the new remainder 28, and apply the division lemma to get
114 = 28 x 4 + 2
We consider the new divisor 28 and the new remainder 2, and apply the division lemma to get
28 = 2 x 14 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 256 and 370 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(28,2) = HCF(114,28) = HCF(256,114) = HCF(370,256) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 929 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 929 and 2, to get
929 = 2 x 464 + 1
Step 2: Since the reminder 2 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1 and 2, 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 2 and 929 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(929,2) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 108 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 108 and 1, to get
108 = 1 x 108 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 108 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(108,1) .
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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 256, 370, 929, 108?
Answer: HCF of 256, 370, 929, 108 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 256, 370, 929, 108 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 256, 370, 929, 108 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.