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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 8372, 9360 i.e. 52 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 8372, 9360 is 52 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 8372, 9360 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 8372, 9360 is 52.
HCF(8372, 9360) = 52
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 8372, 9360 is 52.
Step 1: Since 9360 > 8372, we apply the division lemma to 9360 and 8372, to get
9360 = 8372 x 1 + 988
Step 2: Since the reminder 8372 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 988 and 8372, to get
8372 = 988 x 8 + 468
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 988 and the new remainder 468, and apply the division lemma to get
988 = 468 x 2 + 52
We consider the new divisor 468 and the new remainder 52, and apply the division lemma to get
468 = 52 x 9 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 52, the HCF of 8372 and 9360 is 52
Notice that 52 = HCF(468,52) = HCF(988,468) = HCF(8372,988) = HCF(9360,8372) .
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 8372, 9360?
Answer: HCF of 8372, 9360 is 52 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 8372, 9360 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 8372, 9360 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.