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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 7297, 8970 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 7297, 8970 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 7297, 8970 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 7297, 8970 is 1.
HCF(7297, 8970) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 7297, 8970 is 1.
Step 1: Since 8970 > 7297, we apply the division lemma to 8970 and 7297, to get
8970 = 7297 x 1 + 1673
Step 2: Since the reminder 7297 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1673 and 7297, to get
7297 = 1673 x 4 + 605
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 1673 and the new remainder 605, and apply the division lemma to get
1673 = 605 x 2 + 463
We consider the new divisor 605 and the new remainder 463,and apply the division lemma to get
605 = 463 x 1 + 142
We consider the new divisor 463 and the new remainder 142,and apply the division lemma to get
463 = 142 x 3 + 37
We consider the new divisor 142 and the new remainder 37,and apply the division lemma to get
142 = 37 x 3 + 31
We consider the new divisor 37 and the new remainder 31,and apply the division lemma to get
37 = 31 x 1 + 6
We consider the new divisor 31 and the new remainder 6,and apply the division lemma to get
31 = 6 x 5 + 1
We consider the new divisor 6 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
6 = 1 x 6 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 7297 and 8970 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(6,1) = HCF(31,6) = HCF(37,31) = HCF(142,37) = HCF(463,142) = HCF(605,463) = HCF(1673,605) = HCF(7297,1673) = HCF(8970,7297) .
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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 7297, 8970?
Answer: HCF of 7297, 8970 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 7297, 8970 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 7297, 8970 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.