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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 725, 900, 276, 36 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 725, 900, 276, 36 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 725, 900, 276, 36 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 725, 900, 276, 36 is 1.
HCF(725, 900, 276, 36) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 725, 900, 276, 36 is 1.
Step 1: Since 900 > 725, we apply the division lemma to 900 and 725, to get
900 = 725 x 1 + 175
Step 2: Since the reminder 725 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 175 and 725, to get
725 = 175 x 4 + 25
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 175 and the new remainder 25, and apply the division lemma to get
175 = 25 x 7 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 25, the HCF of 725 and 900 is 25
Notice that 25 = HCF(175,25) = HCF(725,175) = HCF(900,725) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 276 > 25, we apply the division lemma to 276 and 25, to get
276 = 25 x 11 + 1
Step 2: Since the reminder 25 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1 and 25, to get
25 = 1 x 25 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 25 and 276 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(25,1) = HCF(276,25) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 36 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 36 and 1, to get
36 = 1 x 36 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 36 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(36,1) .
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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 725, 900, 276, 36?
Answer: HCF of 725, 900, 276, 36 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 725, 900, 276, 36 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 725, 900, 276, 36 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.