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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 7847, 9041 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 7847, 9041 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 7847, 9041 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 7847, 9041 is 1.
HCF(7847, 9041) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 7847, 9041 is 1.
Step 1: Since 9041 > 7847, we apply the division lemma to 9041 and 7847, to get
9041 = 7847 x 1 + 1194
Step 2: Since the reminder 7847 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1194 and 7847, to get
7847 = 1194 x 6 + 683
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 1194 and the new remainder 683, and apply the division lemma to get
1194 = 683 x 1 + 511
We consider the new divisor 683 and the new remainder 511,and apply the division lemma to get
683 = 511 x 1 + 172
We consider the new divisor 511 and the new remainder 172,and apply the division lemma to get
511 = 172 x 2 + 167
We consider the new divisor 172 and the new remainder 167,and apply the division lemma to get
172 = 167 x 1 + 5
We consider the new divisor 167 and the new remainder 5,and apply the division lemma to get
167 = 5 x 33 + 2
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 2 x 2 + 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 7847 and 9041 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(5,2) = HCF(167,5) = HCF(172,167) = HCF(511,172) = HCF(683,511) = HCF(1194,683) = HCF(7847,1194) = HCF(9041,7847) .
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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 7847, 9041?
Answer: HCF of 7847, 9041 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 7847, 9041 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 7847, 9041 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.