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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 98, 63, 17, 285 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 98, 63, 17, 285 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 98, 63, 17, 285 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 98, 63, 17, 285 is 1.
HCF(98, 63, 17, 285) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 98, 63, 17, 285 is 1.
Step 1: Since 98 > 63, we apply the division lemma to 98 and 63, to get
98 = 63 x 1 + 35
Step 2: Since the reminder 63 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 35 and 63, to get
63 = 35 x 1 + 28
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 35 and the new remainder 28, and apply the division lemma to get
35 = 28 x 1 + 7
We consider the new divisor 28 and the new remainder 7, and apply the division lemma to get
28 = 7 x 4 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 7, the HCF of 98 and 63 is 7
Notice that 7 = HCF(28,7) = HCF(35,28) = HCF(63,35) = HCF(98,63) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 17 > 7, we apply the division lemma to 17 and 7, to get
17 = 7 x 2 + 3
Step 2: Since the reminder 7 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 3 and 7, to get
7 = 3 x 2 + 1
Step 3: 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 7 and 17 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(3,1) = HCF(7,3) = HCF(17,7) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 285 > 1, we apply the division lemma to 285 and 1, to get
285 = 1 x 285 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 1 and 285 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(285,1) .
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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 98, 63, 17, 285?
Answer: HCF of 98, 63, 17, 285 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 98, 63, 17, 285 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 98, 63, 17, 285 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.