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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 743, 8637, 5334 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 743, 8637, 5334 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 743, 8637, 5334 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 743, 8637, 5334 is 1.
HCF(743, 8637, 5334) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 743, 8637, 5334 is 1.
Step 1: Since 8637 > 743, we apply the division lemma to 8637 and 743, to get
8637 = 743 x 11 + 464
Step 2: Since the reminder 743 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 464 and 743, to get
743 = 464 x 1 + 279
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 464 and the new remainder 279, and apply the division lemma to get
464 = 279 x 1 + 185
We consider the new divisor 279 and the new remainder 185,and apply the division lemma to get
279 = 185 x 1 + 94
We consider the new divisor 185 and the new remainder 94,and apply the division lemma to get
185 = 94 x 1 + 91
We consider the new divisor 94 and the new remainder 91,and apply the division lemma to get
94 = 91 x 1 + 3
We consider the new divisor 91 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
91 = 3 x 30 + 1
We consider the new divisor 3 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
3 = 1 x 3 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 743 and 8637 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(91,3) = HCF(94,91) = HCF(185,94) = HCF(279,185) = HCF(464,279) = HCF(743,464) = HCF(8637,743) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 5334 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 5334 and 1, to get
5334 = 1 x 5334 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 5334 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(5334,1) .
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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 743, 8637, 5334?
Answer: HCF of 743, 8637, 5334 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 743, 8637, 5334 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 743, 8637, 5334 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.