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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 398, 23877 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 398, 23877 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 398, 23877 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 398, 23877 is 1.
HCF(398, 23877) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 398, 23877 is 1.
Step 1: Since 23877 > 398, we apply the division lemma to 23877 and 398, to get
23877 = 398 x 59 + 395
Step 2: Since the reminder 398 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 395 and 398, to get
398 = 395 x 1 + 3
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 395 and the new remainder 3, and apply the division lemma to get
395 = 3 x 131 + 2
We consider the new divisor 3 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
3 = 2 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 2 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma 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 398 and 23877 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(3,2) = HCF(395,3) = HCF(398,395) = HCF(23877,398) .
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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 398, 23877?
Answer: HCF of 398, 23877 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 398, 23877 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 398, 23877 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.