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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 589, 775, 815, 15 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 589, 775, 815, 15 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 589, 775, 815, 15 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 589, 775, 815, 15 is 1.
HCF(589, 775, 815, 15) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 589, 775, 815, 15 is 1.
Step 1: Since 775 > 589, we apply the division lemma to 775 and 589, to get
775 = 589 x 1 + 186
Step 2: Since the reminder 589 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 186 and 589, to get
589 = 186 x 3 + 31
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 186 and the new remainder 31, and apply the division lemma to get
186 = 31 x 6 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 31, the HCF of 589 and 775 is 31
Notice that 31 = HCF(186,31) = HCF(589,186) = HCF(775,589) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 815 > 31, we apply the division lemma to 815 and 31, to get
815 = 31 x 26 + 9
Step 2: Since the reminder 31 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 9 and 31, to get
31 = 9 x 3 + 4
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 9 and the new remainder 4, and apply the division lemma to get
9 = 4 x 2 + 1
We consider the new divisor 4 and the new remainder 1, and apply the division lemma to get
4 = 1 x 4 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 31 and 815 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(4,1) = HCF(9,4) = HCF(31,9) = HCF(815,31) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 15 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 15 and 1, 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 1 and 15 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(15,1) .
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 589, 775, 815, 15?
Answer: HCF of 589, 775, 815, 15 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 589, 775, 815, 15 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 589, 775, 815, 15 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.