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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 50, 60, 890, 541 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 50, 60, 890, 541 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 50, 60, 890, 541 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 50, 60, 890, 541 is 1.
HCF(50, 60, 890, 541) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 50, 60, 890, 541 is 1.
Step 1: Since 60 > 50, we apply the division lemma to 60 and 50, to get
60 = 50 x 1 + 10
Step 2: Since the reminder 50 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 10 and 50, to get
50 = 10 x 5 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 10, the HCF of 50 and 60 is 10
Notice that 10 = HCF(50,10) = HCF(60,50) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 890 > 10, we apply the division lemma to 890 and 10, to get
890 = 10 x 89 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 10, the HCF of 10 and 890 is 10
Notice that 10 = HCF(890,10) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 541 > 10, we apply the division lemma to 541 and 10, to get
541 = 10 x 54 + 1
Step 2: Since the reminder 10 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1 and 10, to get
10 = 1 x 10 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 10 and 541 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(10,1) = HCF(541,10) .
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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 50, 60, 890, 541?
Answer: HCF of 50, 60, 890, 541 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 50, 60, 890, 541 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 50, 60, 890, 541 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.