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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 899, 493, 608 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 899, 493, 608 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 899, 493, 608 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 899, 493, 608 is 1.
HCF(899, 493, 608) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 899, 493, 608 is 1.
Step 1: Since 899 > 493, we apply the division lemma to 899 and 493, to get
899 = 493 x 1 + 406
Step 2: Since the reminder 493 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 406 and 493, to get
493 = 406 x 1 + 87
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 406 and the new remainder 87, and apply the division lemma to get
406 = 87 x 4 + 58
We consider the new divisor 87 and the new remainder 58,and apply the division lemma to get
87 = 58 x 1 + 29
We consider the new divisor 58 and the new remainder 29,and apply the division lemma to get
58 = 29 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 29, the HCF of 899 and 493 is 29
Notice that 29 = HCF(58,29) = HCF(87,58) = HCF(406,87) = HCF(493,406) = HCF(899,493) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 608 > 29, we apply the division lemma to 608 and 29, to get
608 = 29 x 20 + 28
Step 2: Since the reminder 29 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 28 and 29, to get
29 = 28 x 1 + 1
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 28 and the new remainder 1, and apply the division lemma to get
28 = 1 x 28 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 29 and 608 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(28,1) = HCF(29,28) = HCF(608,29) .
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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 899, 493, 608?
Answer: HCF of 899, 493, 608 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 899, 493, 608 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 899, 493, 608 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.