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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 898, 503, 26 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 898, 503, 26 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 898, 503, 26 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 898, 503, 26 is 1.
HCF(898, 503, 26) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 898, 503, 26 is 1.
Step 1: Since 898 > 503, we apply the division lemma to 898 and 503, to get
898 = 503 x 1 + 395
Step 2: Since the reminder 503 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 395 and 503, to get
503 = 395 x 1 + 108
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 395 and the new remainder 108, and apply the division lemma to get
395 = 108 x 3 + 71
We consider the new divisor 108 and the new remainder 71,and apply the division lemma to get
108 = 71 x 1 + 37
We consider the new divisor 71 and the new remainder 37,and apply the division lemma to get
71 = 37 x 1 + 34
We consider the new divisor 37 and the new remainder 34,and apply the division lemma to get
37 = 34 x 1 + 3
We consider the new divisor 34 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
34 = 3 x 11 + 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 898 and 503 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(34,3) = HCF(37,34) = HCF(71,37) = HCF(108,71) = HCF(395,108) = HCF(503,395) = HCF(898,503) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 26 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 26 and 1, to get
26 = 1 x 26 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 26 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(26,1) .
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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 898, 503, 26?
Answer: HCF of 898, 503, 26 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 898, 503, 26 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 898, 503, 26 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.