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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 590, 18248 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 590, 18248 is 2 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 590, 18248 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 590, 18248 is 2.
HCF(590, 18248) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 590, 18248 is 2.
Step 1: Since 18248 > 590, we apply the division lemma to 18248 and 590, to get
18248 = 590 x 30 + 548
Step 2: Since the reminder 590 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 548 and 590, to get
590 = 548 x 1 + 42
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 548 and the new remainder 42, and apply the division lemma to get
548 = 42 x 13 + 2
We consider the new divisor 42 and the new remainder 2, and apply the division lemma to get
42 = 2 x 21 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 590 and 18248 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(42,2) = HCF(548,42) = HCF(590,548) = HCF(18248,590) .
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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 590, 18248?
Answer: HCF of 590, 18248 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 590, 18248 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 590, 18248 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.