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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 603, 5018, 1825 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 603, 5018, 1825 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 603, 5018, 1825 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 603, 5018, 1825 is 1.
HCF(603, 5018, 1825) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 603, 5018, 1825 is 1.
Step 1: Since 5018 > 603, we apply the division lemma to 5018 and 603, to get
5018 = 603 x 8 + 194
Step 2: Since the reminder 603 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 194 and 603, to get
603 = 194 x 3 + 21
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 194 and the new remainder 21, and apply the division lemma to get
194 = 21 x 9 + 5
We consider the new divisor 21 and the new remainder 5,and apply the division lemma to get
21 = 5 x 4 + 1
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 1 x 5 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 603 and 5018 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(5,1) = HCF(21,5) = HCF(194,21) = HCF(603,194) = HCF(5018,603) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 1825 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 1825 and 1, to get
1825 = 1 x 1825 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 1825 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(1825,1) .
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 603, 5018, 1825?
Answer: HCF of 603, 5018, 1825 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 603, 5018, 1825 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 603, 5018, 1825 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.