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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, 942 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 256, 942 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 256, 942 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, 942 is 2.
HCF(256, 942) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 256, 942 is 2.
Step 1: Since 942 > 256, we apply the division lemma to 942 and 256, to get
942 = 256 x 3 + 174
Step 2: Since the reminder 256 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 174 and 256, to get
256 = 174 x 1 + 82
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 174 and the new remainder 82, and apply the division lemma to get
174 = 82 x 2 + 10
We consider the new divisor 82 and the new remainder 10,and apply the division lemma to get
82 = 10 x 8 + 2
We consider the new divisor 10 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
10 = 2 x 5 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 256 and 942 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(10,2) = HCF(82,10) = HCF(174,82) = HCF(256,174) = HCF(942,256) .
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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, 942?
Answer: HCF of 256, 942 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 256, 942 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 256, 942 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.