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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 5426, 691 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 5426, 691 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 5426, 691 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 5426, 691 is 1.
HCF(5426, 691) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 5426, 691 is 1.
Step 1: Since 5426 > 691, we apply the division lemma to 5426 and 691, to get
5426 = 691 x 7 + 589
Step 2: Since the reminder 691 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 589 and 691, to get
691 = 589 x 1 + 102
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 589 and the new remainder 102, and apply the division lemma to get
589 = 102 x 5 + 79
We consider the new divisor 102 and the new remainder 79,and apply the division lemma to get
102 = 79 x 1 + 23
We consider the new divisor 79 and the new remainder 23,and apply the division lemma to get
79 = 23 x 3 + 10
We consider the new divisor 23 and the new remainder 10,and apply the division lemma to get
23 = 10 x 2 + 3
We consider the new divisor 10 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
10 = 3 x 3 + 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 5426 and 691 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(10,3) = HCF(23,10) = HCF(79,23) = HCF(102,79) = HCF(589,102) = HCF(691,589) = HCF(5426,691) .
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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 5426, 691?
Answer: HCF of 5426, 691 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 5426, 691 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 5426, 691 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.