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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 56, 98, 72, 469 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 56, 98, 72, 469 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 56, 98, 72, 469 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 56, 98, 72, 469 is 1.
HCF(56, 98, 72, 469) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 56, 98, 72, 469 is 1.
Step 1: Since 98 > 56, we apply the division lemma to 98 and 56, to get
98 = 56 x 1 + 42
Step 2: Since the reminder 56 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 42 and 56, to get
56 = 42 x 1 + 14
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 42 and the new remainder 14, and apply the division lemma to get
42 = 14 x 3 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 14, the HCF of 56 and 98 is 14
Notice that 14 = HCF(42,14) = HCF(56,42) = HCF(98,56) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 72 > 14, we apply the division lemma to 72 and 14, to get
72 = 14 x 5 + 2
Step 2: Since the reminder 14 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 2 and 14, to get
14 = 2 x 7 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 14 and 72 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(14,2) = HCF(72,14) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 469 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 469 and 2, to get
469 = 2 x 234 + 1
Step 2: Since the reminder 2 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1 and 2, to get
2 = 1 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 2 and 469 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(469,2) .
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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 56, 98, 72, 469?
Answer: HCF of 56, 98, 72, 469 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 56, 98, 72, 469 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 56, 98, 72, 469 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.