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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 340, 50849 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 340, 50849 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 340, 50849 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 340, 50849 is 1.
HCF(340, 50849) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 340, 50849 is 1.
Step 1: Since 50849 > 340, we apply the division lemma to 50849 and 340, to get
50849 = 340 x 149 + 189
Step 2: Since the reminder 340 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 189 and 340, to get
340 = 189 x 1 + 151
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 189 and the new remainder 151, and apply the division lemma to get
189 = 151 x 1 + 38
We consider the new divisor 151 and the new remainder 38,and apply the division lemma to get
151 = 38 x 3 + 37
We consider the new divisor 38 and the new remainder 37,and apply the division lemma to get
38 = 37 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 37 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
37 = 1 x 37 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 340 and 50849 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(37,1) = HCF(38,37) = HCF(151,38) = HCF(189,151) = HCF(340,189) = HCF(50849,340) .
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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 340, 50849?
Answer: HCF of 340, 50849 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 340, 50849 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 340, 50849 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.