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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 512, 48486 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 512, 48486 is 2 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 512, 48486 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 512, 48486 is 2.
HCF(512, 48486) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 512, 48486 is 2.
Step 1: Since 48486 > 512, we apply the division lemma to 48486 and 512, to get
48486 = 512 x 94 + 358
Step 2: Since the reminder 512 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 358 and 512, to get
512 = 358 x 1 + 154
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 358 and the new remainder 154, and apply the division lemma to get
358 = 154 x 2 + 50
We consider the new divisor 154 and the new remainder 50,and apply the division lemma to get
154 = 50 x 3 + 4
We consider the new divisor 50 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
50 = 4 x 12 + 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 512 and 48486 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(4,2) = HCF(50,4) = HCF(154,50) = HCF(358,154) = HCF(512,358) = HCF(48486,512) .
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 512, 48486?
Answer: HCF of 512, 48486 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 512, 48486 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 512, 48486 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.