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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 3866, 6928, 77211 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 3866, 6928, 77211 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 3866, 6928, 77211 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 3866, 6928, 77211 is 1.
HCF(3866, 6928, 77211) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 3866, 6928, 77211 is 1.
Step 1: Since 6928 > 3866, we apply the division lemma to 6928 and 3866, to get
6928 = 3866 x 1 + 3062
Step 2: Since the reminder 3866 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 3062 and 3866, to get
3866 = 3062 x 1 + 804
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 3062 and the new remainder 804, and apply the division lemma to get
3062 = 804 x 3 + 650
We consider the new divisor 804 and the new remainder 650,and apply the division lemma to get
804 = 650 x 1 + 154
We consider the new divisor 650 and the new remainder 154,and apply the division lemma to get
650 = 154 x 4 + 34
We consider the new divisor 154 and the new remainder 34,and apply the division lemma to get
154 = 34 x 4 + 18
We consider the new divisor 34 and the new remainder 18,and apply the division lemma to get
34 = 18 x 1 + 16
We consider the new divisor 18 and the new remainder 16,and apply the division lemma to get
18 = 16 x 1 + 2
We consider the new divisor 16 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
16 = 2 x 8 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 3866 and 6928 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(16,2) = HCF(18,16) = HCF(34,18) = HCF(154,34) = HCF(650,154) = HCF(804,650) = HCF(3062,804) = HCF(3866,3062) = HCF(6928,3866) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 77211 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 77211 and 2, to get
77211 = 2 x 38605 + 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 77211 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(77211,2) .
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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 3866, 6928, 77211?
Answer: HCF of 3866, 6928, 77211 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 3866, 6928, 77211 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 3866, 6928, 77211 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.