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Answers for “Trace the example of gcd(10, 15) to the base case.”

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The Euclidean algorithm keeps the GCD by repeatedly applying the step gcd⁡(a,b)=gcd⁡(b,a mod b)\gcd(a,b)=\gcd(b,a\bmod b) for nonnegative aa and positive bb. This replaces the pair with the divisor and the remainder, preserving the greatest common divisor.

Conditions: aa is a nonnegative integer.; bb is a positive integer.; The operation a mod ba\bmod b computes the remainder of aa divided by bb.

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To trace the Euclidean algorithm for gcd⁡(10,15)\gcd(10,15), repeatedly apply the step gcd⁡(a,b)=gcd⁡(b,a mod b)\gcd(a,b)=\gcd(b,a\bmod b) until the second argument is zero. The sequence is gcd⁡(10,15)=gcd⁡(15,10)=gcd⁡(10,5)=gcd⁡(5,0)=5\gcd(10,15)=\gcd(15,10)=\gcd(10,5)=\gcd(5,0)=5.

Conditions: The initial pair is (10, 15).; The algorithm uses the Euclidean step gcd⁡(a,b)=gcd⁡(b,a mod b)\gcd(a,b)=\gcd(b,a\bmod b).; The process stops when the second argument is zero.