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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 572, 792, 873 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 572, 792, 873 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 572, 792, 873 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 572, 792, 873 is 1.
HCF(572, 792, 873) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 572, 792, 873 is 1.
Step 1: Since 792 > 572, we apply the division lemma to 792 and 572, to get
792 = 572 x 1 + 220
Step 2: Since the reminder 572 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 220 and 572, to get
572 = 220 x 2 + 132
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 220 and the new remainder 132, and apply the division lemma to get
220 = 132 x 1 + 88
We consider the new divisor 132 and the new remainder 88,and apply the division lemma to get
132 = 88 x 1 + 44
We consider the new divisor 88 and the new remainder 44,and apply the division lemma to get
88 = 44 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 44, the HCF of 572 and 792 is 44
Notice that 44 = HCF(88,44) = HCF(132,88) = HCF(220,132) = HCF(572,220) = HCF(792,572) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 873 > 44, we apply the division lemma to 873 and 44, to get
873 = 44 x 19 + 37
Step 2: Since the reminder 44 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 37 and 44, to get
44 = 37 x 1 + 7
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 37 and the new remainder 7, and apply the division lemma to get
37 = 7 x 5 + 2
We consider the new divisor 7 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
7 = 2 x 3 + 1
We consider the new divisor 2 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma 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 44 and 873 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(7,2) = HCF(37,7) = HCF(44,37) = HCF(873,44) .
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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 572, 792, 873?
Answer: HCF of 572, 792, 873 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 572, 792, 873 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 572, 792, 873 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.