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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 986, 783, 998 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 986, 783, 998 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 986, 783, 998 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 986, 783, 998 is 1.
HCF(986, 783, 998) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 986, 783, 998 is 1.
Step 1: Since 986 > 783, we apply the division lemma to 986 and 783, to get
986 = 783 x 1 + 203
Step 2: Since the reminder 783 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 203 and 783, to get
783 = 203 x 3 + 174
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 203 and the new remainder 174, and apply the division lemma to get
203 = 174 x 1 + 29
We consider the new divisor 174 and the new remainder 29, and apply the division lemma to get
174 = 29 x 6 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 29, the HCF of 986 and 783 is 29
Notice that 29 = HCF(174,29) = HCF(203,174) = HCF(783,203) = HCF(986,783) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 998 > 29, we apply the division lemma to 998 and 29, to get
998 = 29 x 34 + 12
Step 2: Since the reminder 29 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 12 and 29, to get
29 = 12 x 2 + 5
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 12 and the new remainder 5, and apply the division lemma to get
12 = 5 x 2 + 2
We consider the new divisor 5 and the new remainder 2,and apply the division lemma to get
5 = 2 x 2 + 1
We consider the new divisor 2 and the new remainder 1,and apply the division lemma to get
2 = 1 x 2 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 29 and 998 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(2,1) = HCF(5,2) = HCF(12,5) = HCF(29,12) = HCF(998,29) .
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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 986, 783, 998?
Answer: HCF of 986, 783, 998 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 986, 783, 998 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 986, 783, 998 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.