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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 865, 8579, 7492 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 865, 8579, 7492 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 865, 8579, 7492 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 865, 8579, 7492 is 1.
HCF(865, 8579, 7492) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 865, 8579, 7492 is 1.
Step 1: Since 8579 > 865, we apply the division lemma to 8579 and 865, to get
8579 = 865 x 9 + 794
Step 2: Since the reminder 865 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 794 and 865, to get
865 = 794 x 1 + 71
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 794 and the new remainder 71, and apply the division lemma to get
794 = 71 x 11 + 13
We consider the new divisor 71 and the new remainder 13,and apply the division lemma to get
71 = 13 x 5 + 6
We consider the new divisor 13 and the new remainder 6,and apply the division lemma to get
13 = 6 x 2 + 1
We consider the new divisor 6 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
6 = 1 x 6 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 865 and 8579 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(6,1) = HCF(13,6) = HCF(71,13) = HCF(794,71) = HCF(865,794) = HCF(8579,865) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 7492 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 7492 and 1, to get
7492 = 1 x 7492 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 7492 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(7492,1) .
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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 865, 8579, 7492?
Answer: HCF of 865, 8579, 7492 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 865, 8579, 7492 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 865, 8579, 7492 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.