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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 918, 621, 361 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 918, 621, 361 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 918, 621, 361 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 918, 621, 361 is 1.
HCF(918, 621, 361) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 918, 621, 361 is 1.
Step 1: Since 918 > 621, we apply the division lemma to 918 and 621, to get
918 = 621 x 1 + 297
Step 2: Since the reminder 621 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 297 and 621, to get
621 = 297 x 2 + 27
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 297 and the new remainder 27, and apply the division lemma to get
297 = 27 x 11 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 27, the HCF of 918 and 621 is 27
Notice that 27 = HCF(297,27) = HCF(621,297) = HCF(918,621) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 361 > 27, we apply the division lemma to 361 and 27, to get
361 = 27 x 13 + 10
Step 2: Since the reminder 27 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 10 and 27, to get
27 = 10 x 2 + 7
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 10 and the new remainder 7, and apply the division lemma to get
10 = 7 x 1 + 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 27 and 361 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(7,3) = HCF(10,7) = HCF(27,10) = HCF(361,27) .
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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 918, 621, 361?
Answer: HCF of 918, 621, 361 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 918, 621, 361 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 918, 621, 361 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.