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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 504, 998, 337, 755 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 504, 998, 337, 755 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 504, 998, 337, 755 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 504, 998, 337, 755 is 1.
HCF(504, 998, 337, 755) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 504, 998, 337, 755 is 1.
Step 1: Since 998 > 504, we apply the division lemma to 998 and 504, to get
998 = 504 x 1 + 494
Step 2: Since the reminder 504 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 494 and 504, to get
504 = 494 x 1 + 10
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 494 and the new remainder 10, and apply the division lemma to get
494 = 10 x 49 + 4
We consider the new divisor 10 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
10 = 4 x 2 + 2
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 504 and 998 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(4,2) = HCF(10,4) = HCF(494,10) = HCF(504,494) = HCF(998,504) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 337 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 337 and 2, to get
337 = 2 x 168 + 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 337 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(337,2) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 755 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 755 and 1, to get
755 = 1 x 755 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 755 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(755,1) .
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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 504, 998, 337, 755?
Answer: HCF of 504, 998, 337, 755 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 504, 998, 337, 755 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 504, 998, 337, 755 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.