procedure gcd(a,b: positive integer x := a y := b while y # 0 begin r := x mod y x := y y :=r end {gcd(a,b) is x when y = r = 0} (Try example acd(9. 6))

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Try to compute gcd or lcm ( gcd(9, 6) or lcm(9,6) ) by the following algorithm.

procedure gcd(a,b: positive integers)
x := a
y := b
while y # 0
begin
r := x mod y
x := y
y :=r
end { gcd(a,b) is x when y = r = 0}
(Try example gcd(9, 6))
Transcribed Image Text:procedure gcd(a,b: positive integers) x := a y := b while y # 0 begin r := x mod y x := y y :=r end { gcd(a,b) is x when y = r = 0} (Try example gcd(9, 6))
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