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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 585, 256 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 585, 256 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 585, 256 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 585, 256 is 1.
HCF(585, 256) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 585, 256 is 1.
Step 1: Since 585 > 256, we apply the division lemma to 585 and 256, to get
585 = 256 x 2 + 73
Step 2: Since the reminder 256 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 73 and 256, to get
256 = 73 x 3 + 37
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 73 and the new remainder 37, and apply the division lemma to get
73 = 37 x 1 + 36
We consider the new divisor 37 and the new remainder 36,and apply the division lemma to get
37 = 36 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 36 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
36 = 1 x 36 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 585 and 256 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(36,1) = HCF(37,36) = HCF(73,37) = HCF(256,73) = HCF(585,256) .
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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 585, 256?
Answer: HCF of 585, 256 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 585, 256 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 585, 256 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.