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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 852, 9741, 3086 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 852, 9741, 3086 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 852, 9741, 3086 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 852, 9741, 3086 is 1.
HCF(852, 9741, 3086) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 852, 9741, 3086 is 1.
Step 1: Since 9741 > 852, we apply the division lemma to 9741 and 852, to get
9741 = 852 x 11 + 369
Step 2: Since the reminder 852 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 369 and 852, to get
852 = 369 x 2 + 114
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 369 and the new remainder 114, and apply the division lemma to get
369 = 114 x 3 + 27
We consider the new divisor 114 and the new remainder 27,and apply the division lemma to get
114 = 27 x 4 + 6
We consider the new divisor 27 and the new remainder 6,and apply the division lemma to get
27 = 6 x 4 + 3
We consider the new divisor 6 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
6 = 3 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 3, the HCF of 852 and 9741 is 3
Notice that 3 = HCF(6,3) = HCF(27,6) = HCF(114,27) = HCF(369,114) = HCF(852,369) = HCF(9741,852) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 3086 > 3, we apply the division lemma to 3086 and 3, to get
3086 = 3 x 1028 + 2
Step 2: Since the reminder 3 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 2 and 3, to get
3 = 2 x 1 + 1
Step 3: 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 3 and 3086 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(3,2) = HCF(3086,3) .
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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 852, 9741, 3086?
Answer: HCF of 852, 9741, 3086 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 852, 9741, 3086 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 852, 9741, 3086 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.