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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 750, 942, 138, 794 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 750, 942, 138, 794 is 2 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 750, 942, 138, 794 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 750, 942, 138, 794 is 2.
HCF(750, 942, 138, 794) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 750, 942, 138, 794 is 2.
Step 1: Since 942 > 750, we apply the division lemma to 942 and 750, to get
942 = 750 x 1 + 192
Step 2: Since the reminder 750 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 192 and 750, to get
750 = 192 x 3 + 174
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 192 and the new remainder 174, and apply the division lemma to get
192 = 174 x 1 + 18
We consider the new divisor 174 and the new remainder 18,and apply the division lemma to get
174 = 18 x 9 + 12
We consider the new divisor 18 and the new remainder 12,and apply the division lemma to get
18 = 12 x 1 + 6
We consider the new divisor 12 and the new remainder 6,and apply the division lemma to get
12 = 6 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 6, the HCF of 750 and 942 is 6
Notice that 6 = HCF(12,6) = HCF(18,12) = HCF(174,18) = HCF(192,174) = HCF(750,192) = HCF(942,750) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 138 > 6, we apply the division lemma to 138 and 6, to get
138 = 6 x 23 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 6, the HCF of 6 and 138 is 6
Notice that 6 = HCF(138,6) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 794 > 6, we apply the division lemma to 794 and 6, to get
794 = 6 x 132 + 2
Step 2: Since the reminder 6 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 2 and 6, to get
6 = 2 x 3 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 6 and 794 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(6,2) = HCF(794,6) .
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 750, 942, 138, 794?
Answer: HCF of 750, 942, 138, 794 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 750, 942, 138, 794 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 750, 942, 138, 794 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.