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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 580, 424, 431, 255 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 580, 424, 431, 255 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 580, 424, 431, 255 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 580, 424, 431, 255 is 1.
HCF(580, 424, 431, 255) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 580, 424, 431, 255 is 1.
Step 1: Since 580 > 424, we apply the division lemma to 580 and 424, to get
580 = 424 x 1 + 156
Step 2: Since the reminder 424 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 156 and 424, to get
424 = 156 x 2 + 112
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 156 and the new remainder 112, and apply the division lemma to get
156 = 112 x 1 + 44
We consider the new divisor 112 and the new remainder 44,and apply the division lemma to get
112 = 44 x 2 + 24
We consider the new divisor 44 and the new remainder 24,and apply the division lemma to get
44 = 24 x 1 + 20
We consider the new divisor 24 and the new remainder 20,and apply the division lemma to get
24 = 20 x 1 + 4
We consider the new divisor 20 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
20 = 4 x 5 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 4, the HCF of 580 and 424 is 4
Notice that 4 = HCF(20,4) = HCF(24,20) = HCF(44,24) = HCF(112,44) = HCF(156,112) = HCF(424,156) = HCF(580,424) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 431 > 4, we apply the division lemma to 431 and 4, to get
431 = 4 x 107 + 3
Step 2: Since the reminder 4 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 3 and 4, to get
4 = 3 x 1 + 1
Step 3: 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 4 and 431 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(4,3) = HCF(431,4) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 255 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 255 and 1, to get
255 = 1 x 255 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 255 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(255,1) .
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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 580, 424, 431, 255?
Answer: HCF of 580, 424, 431, 255 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 580, 424, 431, 255 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 580, 424, 431, 255 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.