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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 746, 403, 753 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 746, 403, 753 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 746, 403, 753 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 746, 403, 753 is 1.
HCF(746, 403, 753) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 746, 403, 753 is 1.
Step 1: Since 746 > 403, we apply the division lemma to 746 and 403, to get
746 = 403 x 1 + 343
Step 2: Since the reminder 403 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 343 and 403, to get
403 = 343 x 1 + 60
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 343 and the new remainder 60, and apply the division lemma to get
343 = 60 x 5 + 43
We consider the new divisor 60 and the new remainder 43,and apply the division lemma to get
60 = 43 x 1 + 17
We consider the new divisor 43 and the new remainder 17,and apply the division lemma to get
43 = 17 x 2 + 9
We consider the new divisor 17 and the new remainder 9,and apply the division lemma to get
17 = 9 x 1 + 8
We consider the new divisor 9 and the new remainder 8,and apply the division lemma to get
9 = 8 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 8 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
8 = 1 x 8 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 746 and 403 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(8,1) = HCF(9,8) = HCF(17,9) = HCF(43,17) = HCF(60,43) = HCF(343,60) = HCF(403,343) = HCF(746,403) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 753 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 753 and 1, to get
753 = 1 x 753 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 753 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(753,1) .
Here are some samples of HCF using Euclid's Algorithm calculations.
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 746, 403, 753?
Answer: HCF of 746, 403, 753 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 746, 403, 753 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 746, 403, 753 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.