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## Proof | ||||||
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Some intuition as to why the Euclidean Algorithm works lies in it's proof. Only a proof for the subtraction method will be given at this point, but the modular version follows the same line of reasoning. | ||||||
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Given two positive integers $$a$$ and $$b$$, they have a greatest common divisor $$d$$. There is always a common divisor, because every number is divisable by 1. Since $$a$$ and $$b$$ is divisable by $$d$$, $$a - b$$ is also divisable by $$d$$ ($$b < a$$). Let's call this value $$c$$. Now we once more have two numbers $$b$$ and $$c$$, which are both divisable by $$d$$. This process can be continued until the values are equal: this is the greatest common divisor $$d$$. | ||||||
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Also, what happens with the edge case b=0, since you haven't talked about it, and it's not been discussed in the chapter yet? |
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