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While the mathematical definition of GCD does not cover non-integers, some implementations accept them as arguments. In this case, the return value of <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>R←X∨Y</ | While the mathematical definition of GCD does not cover non-integers, some implementations accept them as arguments. In this case, the return value of <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>R←X∨Y</syntaxhighlight> is chosen so that both <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>X÷R</syntaxhighlight> and <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>Y÷R</syntaxhighlight> are integers (or [[wikipedia:Gaussian integer|Gaussian integers]], when X and/or Y are [[complex]] numbers). | ||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
If both arguments are integers, the GCD is the greatest positive integer which divides both numbers evenly, or 0 if both arguments are 0. That is, each argument is an integer multiple of the GCD of both arguments. Under this definition, any number is considered a divisor of 0, because multiplying it by 0 results in 0. Using [[Residue]], we might also write the divisibility criterion as <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>0 0≡(a∨b)|a,b</ | If both arguments are integers, the GCD is the greatest positive integer which divides both numbers evenly, or 0 if both arguments are 0. That is, each argument is an integer multiple of the GCD of both arguments. Under this definition, any number is considered a divisor of 0, because multiplying it by 0 results in 0. Using [[Residue]], we might also write the divisibility criterion as <syntaxhighlight lang=apl inline>0 0≡(a∨b)|a,b</syntaxhighlight>. | ||
Because 1 divides every integer, there is always some common divisor of any pair of arguments, and the GCD is well-defined. The [[identity element]] for GCD is 0 on the domain of non-negative real numbers, because the other argument will always be a divisor of 0, and so it is returned as the result (for an arbitrary real number, the result is its [[absolute value]]). Because 1 is the only positive divisor of itself, the GCD of 1 and any other number is 1. | Because 1 divides every integer, there is always some common divisor of any pair of arguments, and the GCD is well-defined. The [[identity element]] for GCD is 0 on the domain of non-negative real numbers, because the other argument will always be a divisor of 0, and so it is returned as the result (for an arbitrary real number, the result is its [[absolute value]]). Because 1 is the only positive divisor of itself, the GCD of 1 and any other number is 1. | ||