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HCF Calculator using the Euclid Division Algorithm helps you to find the Highest common factor (HCF) easily for 989, 506, 652 i.e. 1 the largest integer that leaves a remainder zero for all numbers.
HCF of 989, 506, 652 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 989, 506, 652 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 989, 506, 652 is 1.
HCF(989, 506, 652) = 1
Highest common factor or Highest common divisor (hcd) can be calculated by Euclid's algotithm.
Highest common factor (HCF) of 989, 506, 652 is 1.
Step 1: Since 989 > 506, we apply the division lemma to 989 and 506, to get
989 = 506 x 1 + 483
Step 2: Since the reminder 506 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 483 and 506, to get
506 = 483 x 1 + 23
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 483 and the new remainder 23, and apply the division lemma to get
483 = 23 x 21 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 23, the HCF of 989 and 506 is 23
Notice that 23 = HCF(483,23) = HCF(506,483) = HCF(989,506) .
We can take hcf of as 1st numbers and next number as another number to apply in Euclidean lemma
Step 1: Since 652 > 23, we apply the division lemma to 652 and 23, to get
652 = 23 x 28 + 8
Step 2: Since the reminder 23 ≠ 0, we apply division lemma to 8 and 23, to get
23 = 8 x 2 + 7
Step 3: We consider the new divisor 8 and the new remainder 7, and apply the division lemma to get
8 = 7 x 1 + 1
We consider the new divisor 7 and the new remainder 1, and apply the division lemma to get
7 = 1 x 7 + 0
The remainder has now become zero, so our procedure stops. Since the divisor at this stage is 1, the HCF of 23 and 652 is 1
Notice that 1 = HCF(7,1) = HCF(8,7) = HCF(23,8) = HCF(652,23) .
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 989, 506, 652?
Answer: HCF of 989, 506, 652 is 1 the largest number that divides all the numbers leaving a remainder zero.
3. How to find HCF of 989, 506, 652 using Euclid's Algorithm?
Answer: For arbitrary numbers 989, 506, 652 apply Euclid’s Division Lemma in succession until you obtain a remainder zero. HCF is the remainder in the last but one step.