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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 598, 806, 595 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 598, 806, 595 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 598, 806, 595 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 598, 806, 595 is 1.
HCF(598, 806, 595) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 598, 806, 595 is 1.
Step 1: Since 806 > 598, we apply the division lemma to 806 and 598, to get
806 = 598 x 1 + 208
Step 2: Since the reminder 598 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 208 and 598, to get
598 = 208 x 2 + 182
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 208 and the new remainder 182, and apply the division lemma to get
208 = 182 x 1 + 26
We consider the new divisor 182 and the new remainder 26, and apply the division lemma to get
182 = 26 x 7 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 26, the HCF of 598 and 806 is 26
Notice that 26 = HCF(182,26) = HCF(208,182) = HCF(598,208) = HCF(806,598) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 595 > 26, we apply the division lemma to 595 and 26, to get
595 = 26 x 22 + 23
Step 2: Since the reminder 26 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 23 and 26, to get
26 = 23 x 1 + 3
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 23 and the new remainder 3, and apply the division lemma to get
23 = 3 x 7 + 2
We consider the new divisor 3 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
3 = 2 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 2 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
2 = 1 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 26 and 595 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(3,2) = HCF(23,3) = HCF(26,23) = HCF(595,26) .
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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 598, 806, 595?
Answer: HCF of 598, 806, 595 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 598, 806, 595 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 598, 806, 595 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.