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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 871, 5135, 6247 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 871, 5135, 6247 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 871, 5135, 6247 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 871, 5135, 6247 is 1.
HCF(871, 5135, 6247) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 871, 5135, 6247 is 1.
Step 1: Since 5135 > 871, we apply the division lemma to 5135 and 871, to get
5135 = 871 x 5 + 780
Step 2: Since the reminder 871 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 780 and 871, to get
871 = 780 x 1 + 91
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 780 and the new remainder 91, and apply the division lemma to get
780 = 91 x 8 + 52
We consider the new divisor 91 and the new remainder 52,and apply the division lemma to get
91 = 52 x 1 + 39
We consider the new divisor 52 and the new remainder 39,and apply the division lemma to get
52 = 39 x 1 + 13
We consider the new divisor 39 and the new remainder 13,and apply the division lemma to get
39 = 13 x 3 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 13, the HCF of 871 and 5135 is 13
Notice that 13 = HCF(39,13) = HCF(52,39) = HCF(91,52) = HCF(780,91) = HCF(871,780) = HCF(5135,871) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 6247 > 13, we apply the division lemma to 6247 and 13, to get
6247 = 13 x 480 + 7
Step 2: Since the reminder 13 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 7 and 13, to get
13 = 7 x 1 + 6
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 7 and the new remainder 6, and apply the division lemma to get
7 = 6 x 1 + 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 13 and 6247 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(6,1) = HCF(7,6) = HCF(13,7) = HCF(6247,13) .
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 871, 5135, 6247?
Answer: HCF of 871, 5135, 6247 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 871, 5135, 6247 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 871, 5135, 6247 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.