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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 491, 912 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 491, 912 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 491, 912 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 491, 912 is 1.
HCF(491, 912) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 491, 912 is 1.
Step 1: Since 912 > 491, we apply the division lemma to 912 and 491, to get
912 = 491 x 1 + 421
Step 2: Since the reminder 491 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 421 and 491, to get
491 = 421 x 1 + 70
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 421 and the new remainder 70, and apply the division lemma to get
421 = 70 x 6 + 1
We consider the new divisor 70 and the new remainder 1, and apply the division lemma to get
70 = 1 x 70 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 491 and 912 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(70,1) = HCF(421,70) = HCF(491,421) = HCF(912,491) .
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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 491, 912?
Answer: HCF of 491, 912 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 491, 912 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 491, 912 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.