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gcd ( _a ; _b )

Greatest Common Divisor

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Sample input:

gcd ( 12 , 8 )

Sample output:

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

If( _a = _b OR _b = 0 ;

_a ;

gcd ( _b ; Mod( _a ; _b) 

)

In mathematics, the greatest common divisor (gcd), also known as the greatest common factor (gcf), or highest common factor (hcf), of two or more integers (at least one of which is not zero), is the largest positive integer that divides the numbers without a remainder.

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