To compute gcd(10,15), repeatedly apply the identity gcd(a,b)=gcd(b,amodb) until the second argument becomes zero. Starting from gcd(10,15), the sequence proceeds as gcd(15,10), then gcd(10,5), and finally gcd(5,0). Since the second argument is zero, the algorithm terminates and returns the first argument, 5, as the greatest common divisor.
Conditions: The initial pair is (10, 15).; The algorithm uses the Euclidean step gcd(a,b)=gcd(b,amodb).; The process stops when the second argument is zero.
To compute gcd(10,15), repeatedly apply the identity gcd(a,b)=gcd(b,amodb) until the second argument becomes zero. Starting from gcd(10,15), the sequence proceeds as gcd(15,10), then gcd(10,5), and finally gcd(5,0). Since the second argument is zero, the algorithm terminates and returns the first argument, 5, as the greatest common divisor.
Conditions: The initial pair is (10, 15).; The algorithm uses the Euclidean step gcd(a,b)=gcd(b,amodb).; The process stops when the second argument is zero.