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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 509, 7509 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 509, 7509 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 509, 7509 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 509, 7509 is 1.
HCF(509, 7509) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 509, 7509 is 1.
Step 1: Since 7509 > 509, we apply the division lemma to 7509 and 509, to get
7509 = 509 x 14 + 383
Step 2: Since the reminder 509 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 383 and 509, to get
509 = 383 x 1 + 126
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 383 and the new remainder 126, and apply the division lemma to get
383 = 126 x 3 + 5
We consider the new divisor 126 and the new remainder 5,and apply the division lemma to get
126 = 5 x 25 + 1
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 1 x 5 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 509 and 7509 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(5,1) = HCF(126,5) = HCF(383,126) = HCF(509,383) = HCF(7509,509) .
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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 509, 7509?
Answer: HCF of 509, 7509 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 509, 7509 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 509, 7509 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.