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Euclid's algorithm

Definition: 
An algorithm to compute the greatest common divisor of two integers. It is Euclid(a,b){if (b=0) then return a; else return Euclid(b, a mod b);}. The run time complexity is O(( log a)( log b)) bit operations.

Also known as Euclidean algorithm.

 

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