Created By : Jatin Gogia
Reviewed By : Rajasekhar Valipishetty
Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023
HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 276, 5230 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 276, 5230 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 276, 5230 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 276, 5230 is 2.
HCF(276, 5230) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 276, 5230 is 2.
Step 1: Since 5230 > 276, we apply the division lemma to 5230 and 276, to get
5230 = 276 x 18 + 262
Step 2: Since the reminder 276 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 262 and 276, to get
276 = 262 x 1 + 14
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 262 and the new remainder 14, and apply the division lemma to get
262 = 14 x 18 + 10
We consider the new divisor 14 and the new remainder 10,and apply the division lemma to get
14 = 10 x 1 + 4
We consider the new divisor 10 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
10 = 4 x 2 + 2
We consider the new divisor 4 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
4 = 2 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 276 and 5230 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(4,2) = HCF(10,4) = HCF(14,10) = HCF(262,14) = HCF(276,262) = HCF(5230,276) .
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 276, 5230?
Answer: HCF of 276, 5230 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 276, 5230 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 276, 5230 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.