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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 9816, 1012, 19346 i.e. 2 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 9816, 1012, 19346 is 2 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 9816, 1012, 19346 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 9816, 1012, 19346 is 2.
HCF(9816, 1012, 19346) = 2
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 9816, 1012, 19346 is 2.
Step 1: Since 9816 > 1012, we apply the division lemma to 9816 and 1012, to get
9816 = 1012 x 9 + 708
Step 2: Since the reminder 1012 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 708 and 1012, to get
1012 = 708 x 1 + 304
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 708 and the new remainder 304, and apply the division lemma to get
708 = 304 x 2 + 100
We consider the new divisor 304 and the new remainder 100,and apply the division lemma to get
304 = 100 x 3 + 4
We consider the new divisor 100 and the new remainder 4,and apply the division lemma to get
100 = 4 x 25 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 4, the HCF of 9816 and 1012 is 4
Notice that 4 = HCF(100,4) = HCF(304,100) = HCF(708,304) = HCF(1012,708) = HCF(9816,1012) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 19346 > 4, we apply the division lemma to 19346 and 4, to get
19346 = 4 x 4836 + 2
Step 2: Since the reminder 4 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 2 and 4, to get
4 = 2 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 2, the HCF of 4 and 19346 is 2
Notice that 2 = HCF(4,2) = HCF(19346,4) .
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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 9816, 1012, 19346?
Answer: HCF of 9816, 1012, 19346 is 2 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 9816, 1012, 19346 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 9816, 1012, 19346 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.