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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 820, 219, 589 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 820, 219, 589 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 820, 219, 589 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 820, 219, 589 is 1.
HCF(820, 219, 589) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 820, 219, 589 is 1.
Step 1: Since 820 > 219, we apply the division lemma to 820 and 219, to get
820 = 219 x 3 + 163
Step 2: Since the reminder 219 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 163 and 219, to get
219 = 163 x 1 + 56
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 163 and the new remainder 56, and apply the division lemma to get
163 = 56 x 2 + 51
We consider the new divisor 56 and the new remainder 51,and apply the division lemma to get
56 = 51 x 1 + 5
We consider the new divisor 51 and the new remainder 5,and apply the division lemma to get
51 = 5 x 10 + 1
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 1 x 5 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 820 and 219 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(5,1) = HCF(51,5) = HCF(56,51) = HCF(163,56) = HCF(219,163) = HCF(820,219) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 589 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 589 and 1, to get
589 = 1 x 589 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 589 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(589,1) .
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 820, 219, 589?
Answer: HCF of 820, 219, 589 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 820, 219, 589 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 820, 219, 589 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.