Python program to find H.C.F of two numbers

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Python program to find H.C.F of two numbers
# define a function

def compute_hcf(x, y):
# choose the smaller number
   if x > y:
       smaller = y
   else:
       smaller = x
   for i in range(1, smaller + 1):
       if x % i == 0 and y % i == 0:
           hcf = i
   return hcf

num1 = 54
num2 = 24
print ('The H.C.F. is', compute_hcf(num1, num2))