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Last Updated : Apr 06, 2023
HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 9597, 784 i.e. 7 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 9597, 784 is 7 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 9597, 784 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 9597, 784 is 7.
HCF(9597, 784) = 7
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 9597, 784 is 7.
Step 1: Since 9597 > 784, we apply the division lemma to 9597 and 784, to get
9597 = 784 x 12 + 189
Step 2: Since the reminder 784 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 189 and 784, to get
784 = 189 x 4 + 28
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 189 and the new remainder 28, and apply the division lemma to get
189 = 28 x 6 + 21
We consider the new divisor 28 and the new remainder 21,and apply the division lemma to get
28 = 21 x 1 + 7
We consider the new divisor 21 and the new remainder 7,and apply the division lemma to get
21 = 7 x 3 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 7, the HCF of 9597 and 784 is 7
Notice that 7 = HCF(21,7) = HCF(28,21) = HCF(189,28) = HCF(784,189) = HCF(9597,784) .
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 9597, 784?
Answer: HCF of 9597, 784 is 7 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 9597, 784 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 9597, 784 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.