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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 9241, 3935 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 9241, 3935 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 9241, 3935 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 9241, 3935 is 1.
HCF(9241, 3935) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 9241, 3935 is 1.
Step 1: Since 9241 > 3935, we apply the division lemma to 9241 and 3935, to get
9241 = 3935 x 2 + 1371
Step 2: Since the reminder 3935 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 1371 and 3935, to get
3935 = 1371 x 2 + 1193
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 1371 and the new remainder 1193, and apply the division lemma to get
1371 = 1193 x 1 + 178
We consider the new divisor 1193 and the new remainder 178,and apply the division lemma to get
1193 = 178 x 6 + 125
We consider the new divisor 178 and the new remainder 125,and apply the division lemma to get
178 = 125 x 1 + 53
We consider the new divisor 125 and the new remainder 53,and apply the division lemma to get
125 = 53 x 2 + 19
We consider the new divisor 53 and the new remainder 19,and apply the division lemma to get
53 = 19 x 2 + 15
We consider the new divisor 19 and the new remainder 15,and apply the division lemma to get
19 = 15 x 1 + 4
We consider the new divisor 15 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
15 = 4 x 3 + 3
We consider the new divisor 4 and the new remainder 3,and apply the division lemma to get
4 = 3 x 1 + 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 9241 and 3935 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(4,3) = HCF(15,4) = HCF(19,15) = HCF(53,19) = HCF(125,53) = HCF(178,125) = HCF(1193,178) = HCF(1371,1193) = HCF(3935,1371) = HCF(9241,3935) .
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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 9241, 3935?
Answer: HCF of 9241, 3935 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 9241, 3935 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 9241, 3935 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.