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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 400, 643, 15, 613 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 400, 643, 15, 613 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 400, 643, 15, 613 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 400, 643, 15, 613 is 1.
HCF(400, 643, 15, 613) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 400, 643, 15, 613 is 1.
Step 1: Since 643 > 400, we apply the division lemma to 643 and 400, to get
643 = 400 x 1 + 243
Step 2: Since the reminder 400 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 243 and 400, to get
400 = 243 x 1 + 157
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 243 and the new remainder 157, and apply the division lemma to get
243 = 157 x 1 + 86
We consider the new divisor 157 and the new remainder 86,and apply the division lemma to get
157 = 86 x 1 + 71
We consider the new divisor 86 and the new remainder 71,and apply the division lemma to get
86 = 71 x 1 + 15
We consider the new divisor 71 and the new remainder 15,and apply the division lemma to get
71 = 15 x 4 + 11
We consider the new divisor 15 and the new remainder 11,and apply the division lemma to get
15 = 11 x 1 + 4
We consider the new divisor 11 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
11 = 4 x 2 + 3
We consider the new divisor 4 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
4 = 3 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 3 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
3 = 1 x 3 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 400 and 643 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(4,3) = HCF(11,4) = HCF(15,11) = HCF(71,15) = HCF(86,71) = HCF(157,86) = HCF(243,157) = HCF(400,243) = HCF(643,400) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 15 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 15 and 1, to get
15 = 1 x 15 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 15 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(15,1) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 613 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 613 and 1, to get
613 = 1 x 613 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 613 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(613,1) .
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 400, 643, 15, 613?
Answer: HCF of 400, 643, 15, 613 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 400, 643, 15, 613 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 400, 643, 15, 613 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.