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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 6588, 467 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 6588, 467 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 6588, 467 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 6588, 467 is 1.
HCF(6588, 467) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 6588, 467 is 1.
Step 1: Since 6588 > 467, we apply the division lemma to 6588 and 467, to get
6588 = 467 x 14 + 50
Step 2: Since the reminder 467 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 50 and 467, to get
467 = 50 x 9 + 17
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 50 and the new remainder 17, and apply the division lemma to get
50 = 17 x 2 + 16
We consider the new divisor 17 and the new remainder 16,and apply the division lemma to get
17 = 16 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 16 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
16 = 1 x 16 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 6588 and 467 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(16,1) = HCF(17,16) = HCF(50,17) = HCF(467,50) = HCF(6588,467) .
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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 6588, 467?
Answer: HCF of 6588, 467 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 6588, 467 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 6588, 467 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.