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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 460, 7230, 3294 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 460, 7230, 3294 is 2 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 460, 7230, 3294 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 460, 7230, 3294 is 2.
HCF(460, 7230, 3294) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 460, 7230, 3294 is 2.
Step 1: Since 7230 > 460, we apply the division lemma to 7230 and 460, to get
7230 = 460 x 15 + 330
Step 2: Since the reminder 460 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 330 and 460, to get
460 = 330 x 1 + 130
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 330 and the new remainder 130, and apply the division lemma to get
330 = 130 x 2 + 70
We consider the new divisor 130 and the new remainder 70,and apply the division lemma to get
130 = 70 x 1 + 60
We consider the new divisor 70 and the new remainder 60,and apply the division lemma to get
70 = 60 x 1 + 10
We consider the new divisor 60 and the new remainder 10,and apply the division lemma to get
60 = 10 x 6 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 10, the HCF of 460 and 7230 is 10
Notice that 10 = HCF(60,10) = HCF(70,60) = HCF(130,70) = HCF(330,130) = HCF(460,330) = HCF(7230,460) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 3294 > 10, we apply the division lemma to 3294 and 10, to get
3294 = 10 x 329 + 4
Step 2: Since the reminder 10 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 4 and 10, to get
10 = 4 x 2 + 2
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 4 and the new remainder 2, and apply the division lemma to get
4 = 2 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 10 and 3294 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(4,2) = HCF(10,4) = HCF(3294,10) .
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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 460, 7230, 3294?
Answer: HCF of 460, 7230, 3294 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 460, 7230, 3294 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 460, 7230, 3294 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.