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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 877, 694, 298 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 877, 694, 298 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 877, 694, 298 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 877, 694, 298 is 1.
HCF(877, 694, 298) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 877, 694, 298 is 1.
Step 1: Since 877 > 694, we apply the division lemma to 877 and 694, to get
877 = 694 x 1 + 183
Step 2: Since the reminder 694 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 183 and 694, to get
694 = 183 x 3 + 145
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 183 and the new remainder 145, and apply the division lemma to get
183 = 145 x 1 + 38
We consider the new divisor 145 and the new remainder 38,and apply the division lemma to get
145 = 38 x 3 + 31
We consider the new divisor 38 and the new remainder 31,and apply the division lemma to get
38 = 31 x 1 + 7
We consider the new divisor 31 and the new remainder 7,and apply the division lemma to get
31 = 7 x 4 + 3
We consider the new divisor 7 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
7 = 3 x 2 + 1
We consider the new divisor 3 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
3 = 1 x 3 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 877 and 694 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(7,3) = HCF(31,7) = HCF(38,31) = HCF(145,38) = HCF(183,145) = HCF(694,183) = HCF(877,694) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 298 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 298 and 1, to get
298 = 1 x 298 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 298 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(298,1) .
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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 877, 694, 298?
Answer: HCF of 877, 694, 298 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 877, 694, 298 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 877, 694, 298 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.