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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 409, 4306 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 409, 4306 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 409, 4306 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 409, 4306 is 1.
HCF(409, 4306) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 409, 4306 is 1.
Step 1: Since 4306 > 409, we apply the division lemma to 4306 and 409, to get
4306 = 409 x 10 + 216
Step 2: Since the reminder 409 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 216 and 409, to get
409 = 216 x 1 + 193
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 216 and the new remainder 193, and apply the division lemma to get
216 = 193 x 1 + 23
We consider the new divisor 193 and the new remainder 23,and apply the division lemma to get
193 = 23 x 8 + 9
We consider the new divisor 23 and the new remainder 9,and apply the division lemma to get
23 = 9 x 2 + 5
We consider the new divisor 9 and the new remainder 5,and apply the division lemma to get
9 = 5 x 1 + 4
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 4 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 4 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
4 = 1 x 4 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 409 and 4306 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(4,1) = HCF(5,4) = HCF(9,5) = HCF(23,9) = HCF(193,23) = HCF(216,193) = HCF(409,216) = HCF(4306,409) .
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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 409, 4306?
Answer: HCF of 409, 4306 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 409, 4306 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 409, 4306 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.