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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 418, 850, 449 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 418, 850, 449 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 418, 850, 449 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 418, 850, 449 is 1.
HCF(418, 850, 449) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 418, 850, 449 is 1.
Step 1: Since 850 > 418, we apply the division lemma to 850 and 418, to get
850 = 418 x 2 + 14
Step 2: Since the reminder 418 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 14 and 418, to get
418 = 14 x 29 + 12
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 14 and the new remainder 12, and apply the division lemma to get
14 = 12 x 1 + 2
We consider the new divisor 12 and the new remainder 2, and apply the division lemma to get
12 = 2 x 6 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 418 and 850 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(12,2) = HCF(14,12) = HCF(418,14) = HCF(850,418) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 449 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 449 and 2, to get
449 = 2 x 224 + 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 449 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(449,2) .
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 418, 850, 449?
Answer: HCF of 418, 850, 449 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 418, 850, 449 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 418, 850, 449 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.