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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 795, 593, 804 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 795, 593, 804 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 795, 593, 804 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 795, 593, 804 is 1.
HCF(795, 593, 804) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 795, 593, 804 is 1.
Step 1: Since 795 > 593, we apply the division lemma to 795 and 593, to get
795 = 593 x 1 + 202
Step 2: Since the reminder 593 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 202 and 593, to get
593 = 202 x 2 + 189
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 202 and the new remainder 189, and apply the division lemma to get
202 = 189 x 1 + 13
We consider the new divisor 189 and the new remainder 13,and apply the division lemma to get
189 = 13 x 14 + 7
We consider the new divisor 13 and the new remainder 7,and apply the division lemma to get
13 = 7 x 1 + 6
We consider the new divisor 7 and the new remainder 6,and apply the division lemma to get
7 = 6 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 6 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
6 = 1 x 6 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 795 and 593 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(6,1) = HCF(7,6) = HCF(13,7) = HCF(189,13) = HCF(202,189) = HCF(593,202) = HCF(795,593) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 804 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 804 and 1, to get
804 = 1 x 804 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 804 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(804,1) .
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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 795, 593, 804?
Answer: HCF of 795, 593, 804 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 795, 593, 804 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 795, 593, 804 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.