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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 836, 438, 307, 743 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 836, 438, 307, 743 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 836, 438, 307, 743 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 836, 438, 307, 743 is 1.
HCF(836, 438, 307, 743) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 836, 438, 307, 743 is 1.
Step 1: Since 836 > 438, we apply the division lemma to 836 and 438, to get
836 = 438 x 1 + 398
Step 2: Since the reminder 438 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 398 and 438, to get
438 = 398 x 1 + 40
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 398 and the new remainder 40, and apply the division lemma to get
398 = 40 x 9 + 38
We consider the new divisor 40 and the new remainder 38,and apply the division lemma to get
40 = 38 x 1 + 2
We consider the new divisor 38 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
38 = 2 x 19 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 836 and 438 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(38,2) = HCF(40,38) = HCF(398,40) = HCF(438,398) = HCF(836,438) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 307 > 2, we apply the division lemma to 307 and 2, to get
307 = 2 x 153 + 1
Step 2: Since the reminder 2 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1 and 2, 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 2 and 307 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(307,2) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 743 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 743 and 1, to get
743 = 1 x 743 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 743 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(743,1) .
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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 836, 438, 307, 743?
Answer: HCF of 836, 438, 307, 743 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 836, 438, 307, 743 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 836, 438, 307, 743 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.