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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 649, 88437 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 649, 88437 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 649, 88437 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 649, 88437 is 1.
HCF(649, 88437) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 649, 88437 is 1.
Step 1: Since 88437 > 649, we apply the division lemma to 88437 and 649, to get
88437 = 649 x 136 + 173
Step 2: Since the reminder 649 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 173 and 649, to get
649 = 173 x 3 + 130
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 173 and the new remainder 130, and apply the division lemma to get
173 = 130 x 1 + 43
We consider the new divisor 130 and the new remainder 43,and apply the division lemma to get
130 = 43 x 3 + 1
We consider the new divisor 43 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
43 = 1 x 43 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 649 and 88437 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(43,1) = HCF(130,43) = HCF(173,130) = HCF(649,173) = HCF(88437,649) .
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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 649, 88437?
Answer: HCF of 649, 88437 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 649, 88437 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 649, 88437 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.