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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 49, 80, 18, 960 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 49, 80, 18, 960 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 49, 80, 18, 960 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 49, 80, 18, 960 is 1.
HCF(49, 80, 18, 960) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 49, 80, 18, 960 is 1.
Step 1: Since 80 > 49, we apply the division lemma to 80 and 49, to get
80 = 49 x 1 + 31
Step 2: Since the reminder 49 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 31 and 49, to get
49 = 31 x 1 + 18
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 31 and the new remainder 18, and apply the division lemma to get
31 = 18 x 1 + 13
We consider the new divisor 18 and the new remainder 13,and apply the division lemma to get
18 = 13 x 1 + 5
We consider the new divisor 13 and the new remainder 5,and apply the division lemma to get
13 = 5 x 2 + 3
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 3 x 1 + 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 49 and 80 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(3,2) = HCF(5,3) = HCF(13,5) = HCF(18,13) = HCF(31,18) = HCF(49,31) = HCF(80,49) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 18 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 18 and 1, to get
18 = 1 x 18 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 18 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(18,1) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 960 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 960 and 1, to get
960 = 1 x 960 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 960 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(960,1) .
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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 49, 80, 18, 960?
Answer: HCF of 49, 80, 18, 960 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 49, 80, 18, 960 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 49, 80, 18, 960 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.