Highest common factor(hcf) also know as greatest common divisor(gcd) is the largest common factor among the factors of two numbers
For example, find the hcf of 8,12
factors of 8= 1,2,4,8
factors of 12=1,2,3,4,6,12
hcf(8,12)=4
The process of finding hcf is more straight-forward and easy.
Dividend Divisor Remainder
12 8 4
8 4 0
hcf(12,8)=4
Dividend Divisor Remainder
45 27 18
27 18 9
18 9 0
hcf(45,27)=9
Steps
1. Divide the bigger number by smaller number. and store the remainder
2. If remainder is equal to 0 then divisor is hcf.
3. If remainder is not equal to 0 then divisor becomes dividend and remainder becomes divisor
4. Goto step 2.
#include<stdio.h>
int hcf(int a,int b); /* Function Prototype */
int main()
{
int x,y, h;
printf("\nEnter two numbers:");
scanf("%d%d",&x,&y);
if (x<y)
h=hcf(y,x);
else
h=hcf(x,y);
printf("\nH.C.F(%d,%d)=%d",x,y,h);
return 0;
}
int hcf(int a, int b)
{
int rem;
do
{
rem=a%b;
a=b;
b=rem;
}while(rem!=0);
return a;
}
For example, find the hcf of 8,12
factors of 8= 1,2,4,8
factors of 12=1,2,3,4,6,12
hcf(8,12)=4
The process of finding hcf is more straight-forward and easy.
Dividend Divisor Remainder
12 8 4
8 4 0
hcf(12,8)=4
Dividend Divisor Remainder
45 27 18
27 18 9
18 9 0
hcf(45,27)=9
Steps
1. Divide the bigger number by smaller number. and store the remainder
2. If remainder is equal to 0 then divisor is hcf.
3. If remainder is not equal to 0 then divisor becomes dividend and remainder becomes divisor
4. Goto step 2.
#include<stdio.h>
int hcf(int a,int b); /* Function Prototype */
int main()
{
int x,y, h;
printf("\nEnter two numbers:");
scanf("%d%d",&x,&y);
if (x<y)
h=hcf(y,x);
else
h=hcf(x,y);
printf("\nH.C.F(%d,%d)=%d",x,y,h);
return 0;
}
int hcf(int a, int b)
{
int rem;
do
{
rem=a%b;
a=b;
b=rem;
}while(rem!=0);
return a;
}
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