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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 597, 5317 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 597, 5317 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 597, 5317 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 597, 5317 is 1.
HCF(597, 5317) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 597, 5317 is 1.
Step 1: Since 5317 > 597, we apply the division lemma to 5317 and 597, to get
5317 = 597 x 8 + 541
Step 2: Since the reminder 597 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 541 and 597, to get
597 = 541 x 1 + 56
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 541 and the new remainder 56, and apply the division lemma to get
541 = 56 x 9 + 37
We consider the new divisor 56 and the new remainder 37,and apply the division lemma to get
56 = 37 x 1 + 19
We consider the new divisor 37 and the new remainder 19,and apply the division lemma to get
37 = 19 x 1 + 18
We consider the new divisor 19 and the new remainder 18,and apply the division lemma to get
19 = 18 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 18 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
18 = 1 x 18 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 597 and 5317 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(18,1) = HCF(19,18) = HCF(37,19) = HCF(56,37) = HCF(541,56) = HCF(597,541) = HCF(5317,597) .
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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 597, 5317?
Answer: HCF of 597, 5317 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 597, 5317 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 597, 5317 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.