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euclidean algorithm

[yü′klid·ē·ən ′al·gə‚rith·əm]
(mathematics)
A method of finding the greatest common divisor of a pair of integers.
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Euclidean Algorithm

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Chapter 3 uses the Euclidean algorithm to find the reduced form of factions through prime factorization, prove certain divisibility shortcuts, and prove the fundamental theorem of arithmetic.
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One could use the same argument that Feinstein uses to "prove" that it is impossible to determine in polynomial-time whether this equation has a solution, when in fact one can use the Euclidean algorithm to determine this information in polynomial-time.
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Errors have been corrected in the third edition and parts of the Fast Euclidean Algorithm chapter have been refreshed.
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