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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 746, 657, 106 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 746, 657, 106 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, 657, 106 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, 657, 106 is 1.
HCF(746, 657, 106) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 746, 657, 106 is 1.
Step 1: Since 746 > 657, we apply the division lemma to 746 and 657, to get
746 = 657 x 1 + 89
Step 2: Since the reminder 657 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 89 and 657, to get
657 = 89 x 7 + 34
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 89 and the new remainder 34, and apply the division lemma to get
89 = 34 x 2 + 21
We consider the new divisor 34 and the new remainder 21,and apply the division lemma to get
34 = 21 x 1 + 13
We consider the new divisor 21 and the new remainder 13,and apply the division lemma to get
21 = 13 x 1 + 8
We consider the new divisor 13 and the new remainder 8,and apply the division lemma to get
13 = 8 x 1 + 5
We consider the new divisor 8 and the new remainder 5,and apply the division lemma to get
8 = 5 x 1 + 3
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 3 x 1 + 2
We consider the new divisor 3 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
3 = 2 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 2 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
2 = 1 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 746 and 657 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(3,2) = HCF(5,3) = HCF(8,5) = HCF(13,8) = HCF(21,13) = HCF(34,21) = HCF(89,34) = HCF(657,89) = HCF(746,657) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 106 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 106 and 1, to get
106 = 1 x 106 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 106 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(106,1) .
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, 657, 106?
Answer: HCF of 746, 657, 106 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 746, 657, 106 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 746, 657, 106 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.