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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 878, 943, 76 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 878, 943, 76 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 878, 943, 76 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 878, 943, 76 is 1.
HCF(878, 943, 76) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 878, 943, 76 is 1.
Step 1: Since 943 > 878, we apply the division lemma to 943 and 878, to get
943 = 878 x 1 + 65
Step 2: Since the reminder 878 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 65 and 878, to get
878 = 65 x 13 + 33
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 65 and the new remainder 33, and apply the division lemma to get
65 = 33 x 1 + 32
We consider the new divisor 33 and the new remainder 32,and apply the division lemma to get
33 = 32 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 32 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
32 = 1 x 32 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 878 and 943 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(32,1) = HCF(33,32) = HCF(65,33) = HCF(878,65) = HCF(943,878) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 76 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 76 and 1, to get
76 = 1 x 76 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 76 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(76,1) .
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 878, 943, 76?
Answer: HCF of 878, 943, 76 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 878, 943, 76 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 878, 943, 76 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.