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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 849, 1120, 2889 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 849, 1120, 2889 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 849, 1120, 2889 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 849, 1120, 2889 is 1.
HCF(849, 1120, 2889) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 849, 1120, 2889 is 1.
Step 1: Since 1120 > 849, we apply the division lemma to 1120 and 849, to get
1120 = 849 x 1 + 271
Step 2: Since the reminder 849 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 271 and 849, to get
849 = 271 x 3 + 36
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 271 and the new remainder 36, and apply the division lemma to get
271 = 36 x 7 + 19
We consider the new divisor 36 and the new remainder 19,and apply the division lemma to get
36 = 19 x 1 + 17
We consider the new divisor 19 and the new remainder 17,and apply the division lemma to get
19 = 17 x 1 + 2
We consider the new divisor 17 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
17 = 2 x 8 + 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 849 and 1120 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(17,2) = HCF(19,17) = HCF(36,19) = HCF(271,36) = HCF(849,271) = HCF(1120,849) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 2889 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 2889 and 1, to get
2889 = 1 x 2889 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 2889 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2889,1) .
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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 849, 1120, 2889?
Answer: HCF of 849, 1120, 2889 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 849, 1120, 2889 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 849, 1120, 2889 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.