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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 579, 40789 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 579, 40789 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 579, 40789 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 579, 40789 is 1.
HCF(579, 40789) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 579, 40789 is 1.
Step 1: Since 40789 > 579, we apply the division lemma to 40789 and 579, to get
40789 = 579 x 70 + 259
Step 2: Since the reminder 579 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 259 and 579, to get
579 = 259 x 2 + 61
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 259 and the new remainder 61, and apply the division lemma to get
259 = 61 x 4 + 15
We consider the new divisor 61 and the new remainder 15,and apply the division lemma to get
61 = 15 x 4 + 1
We consider the new divisor 15 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
15 = 1 x 15 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 579 and 40789 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(15,1) = HCF(61,15) = HCF(259,61) = HCF(579,259) = HCF(40789,579) .
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 579, 40789?
Answer: HCF of 579, 40789 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 579, 40789 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 579, 40789 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.