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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 6864, 2675, 89960 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 6864, 2675, 89960 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 6864, 2675, 89960 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 6864, 2675, 89960 is 1.
HCF(6864, 2675, 89960) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 6864, 2675, 89960 is 1.
Step 1: Since 6864 > 2675, we apply the division lemma to 6864 and 2675, to get
6864 = 2675 x 2 + 1514
Step 2: Since the reminder 2675 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1514 and 2675, to get
2675 = 1514 x 1 + 1161
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 1514 and the new remainder 1161, and apply the division lemma to get
1514 = 1161 x 1 + 353
We consider the new divisor 1161 and the new remainder 353,and apply the division lemma to get
1161 = 353 x 3 + 102
We consider the new divisor 353 and the new remainder 102,and apply the division lemma to get
353 = 102 x 3 + 47
We consider the new divisor 102 and the new remainder 47,and apply the division lemma to get
102 = 47 x 2 + 8
We consider the new divisor 47 and the new remainder 8,and apply the division lemma to get
47 = 8 x 5 + 7
We consider the new divisor 8 and the new remainder 7,and apply the division lemma to get
8 = 7 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 7 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
7 = 1 x 7 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 6864 and 2675 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(7,1) = HCF(8,7) = HCF(47,8) = HCF(102,47) = HCF(353,102) = HCF(1161,353) = HCF(1514,1161) = HCF(2675,1514) = HCF(6864,2675) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 89960 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 89960 and 1, to get
89960 = 1 x 89960 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 89960 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(89960,1) .
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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 6864, 2675, 89960?
Answer: HCF of 6864, 2675, 89960 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 6864, 2675, 89960 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 6864, 2675, 89960 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.