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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 749, 50558 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 749, 50558 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 749, 50558 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 749, 50558 is 1.
HCF(749, 50558) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 749, 50558 is 1.
Step 1: Since 50558 > 749, we apply the division lemma to 50558 and 749, to get
50558 = 749 x 67 + 375
Step 2: Since the reminder 749 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 375 and 749, to get
749 = 375 x 1 + 374
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 375 and the new remainder 374, and apply the division lemma to get
375 = 374 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 374 and the new remainder 1, and apply the division lemma to get
374 = 1 x 374 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 749 and 50558 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(374,1) = HCF(375,374) = HCF(749,375) = HCF(50558,749) .
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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 749, 50558?
Answer: HCF of 749, 50558 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 749, 50558 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 749, 50558 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.