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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 532, 918, 750 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 532, 918, 750 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 532, 918, 750 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 532, 918, 750 is 2.
HCF(532, 918, 750) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 532, 918, 750 is 2.
Step 1: Since 918 > 532, we apply the division lemma to 918 and 532, to get
918 = 532 x 1 + 386
Step 2: Since the reminder 532 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 386 and 532, to get
532 = 386 x 1 + 146
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 386 and the new remainder 146, and apply the division lemma to get
386 = 146 x 2 + 94
We consider the new divisor 146 and the new remainder 94,and apply the division lemma to get
146 = 94 x 1 + 52
We consider the new divisor 94 and the new remainder 52,and apply the division lemma to get
94 = 52 x 1 + 42
We consider the new divisor 52 and the new remainder 42,and apply the division lemma to get
52 = 42 x 1 + 10
We consider the new divisor 42 and the new remainder 10,and apply the division lemma to get
42 = 10 x 4 + 2
We consider the new divisor 10 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
10 = 2 x 5 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 532 and 918 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(10,2) = HCF(42,10) = HCF(52,42) = HCF(94,52) = HCF(146,94) = HCF(386,146) = HCF(532,386) = HCF(918,532) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 750 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 750 and 2, to get
750 = 2 x 375 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 2 and 750 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(750,2) .
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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 532, 918, 750?
Answer: HCF of 532, 918, 750 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 532, 918, 750 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 532, 918, 750 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.