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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 506, 783, 235, 308 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 506, 783, 235, 308 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 506, 783, 235, 308 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 506, 783, 235, 308 is 1.
HCF(506, 783, 235, 308) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 506, 783, 235, 308 is 1.
Step 1: Since 783 > 506, we apply the division lemma to 783 and 506, to get
783 = 506 x 1 + 277
Step 2: Since the reminder 506 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 277 and 506, to get
506 = 277 x 1 + 229
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 277 and the new remainder 229, and apply the division lemma to get
277 = 229 x 1 + 48
We consider the new divisor 229 and the new remainder 48,and apply the division lemma to get
229 = 48 x 4 + 37
We consider the new divisor 48 and the new remainder 37,and apply the division lemma to get
48 = 37 x 1 + 11
We consider the new divisor 37 and the new remainder 11,and apply the division lemma to get
37 = 11 x 3 + 4
We consider the new divisor 11 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
11 = 4 x 2 + 3
We consider the new divisor 4 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
4 = 3 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 3 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
3 = 1 x 3 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 506 and 783 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(4,3) = HCF(11,4) = HCF(37,11) = HCF(48,37) = HCF(229,48) = HCF(277,229) = HCF(506,277) = HCF(783,506) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 235 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 235 and 1, to get
235 = 1 x 235 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 235 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(235,1) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 308 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 308 and 1, to get
308 = 1 x 308 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 308 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(308,1) .
Here are some samples of HCF using Euclid's Algorithm calculations.
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 506, 783, 235, 308?
Answer: HCF of 506, 783, 235, 308 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 506, 783, 235, 308 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 506, 783, 235, 308 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.