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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 976, 915, 897 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 976, 915, 897 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 976, 915, 897 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 976, 915, 897 is 1.
HCF(976, 915, 897) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 976, 915, 897 is 1.
Step 1: Since 976 > 915, we apply the division lemma to 976 and 915, to get
976 = 915 x 1 + 61
Step 2: Since the reminder 915 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 61 and 915, to get
915 = 61 x 15 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 61, the HCF of 976 and 915 is 61
Notice that 61 = HCF(915,61) = HCF(976,915) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 897 > 61, we apply the division lemma to 897 and 61, to get
897 = 61 x 14 + 43
Step 2: Since the reminder 61 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 43 and 61, to get
61 = 43 x 1 + 18
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 43 and the new remainder 18, and apply the division lemma to get
43 = 18 x 2 + 7
We consider the new divisor 18 and the new remainder 7,and apply the division lemma to get
18 = 7 x 2 + 4
We consider the new divisor 7 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
7 = 4 x 1 + 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 61 and 897 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(4,3) = HCF(7,4) = HCF(18,7) = HCF(43,18) = HCF(61,43) = HCF(897,61) .
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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 976, 915, 897?
Answer: HCF of 976, 915, 897 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 976, 915, 897 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 976, 915, 897 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.