WorksheetFunction.Gcd Method

Excel Developer Reference

Returns the greatest common divisor of two or more integers. The greatest common divisor is the largest integer that divides both number1 and number2 without a remainder.

Syntax

expression.Gcd(Arg1, Arg2, Arg3, Arg4, Arg5, Arg6, Arg7, Arg8, Arg9, Arg10, Arg11, Arg12, Arg13, Arg14, Arg15, Arg16, Arg17, Arg18, Arg19, Arg20, Arg21, Arg22, Arg23, Arg24, Arg25, Arg26, Arg27, Arg28, Arg29, Arg30)

expression   A variable that represents a WorksheetFunction object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Arg1 - Arg30 Required Variant Number1, number2, ... - 1 to 29 values. If any value is not an integer, it is truncated.

Return Value
Double

Remarks

  • If any argument is nonnumeric, GCD returns the #VALUE! error value.
  • If any argument is less than zero, GCD returns the #NUM! error value.
  • One divides any value evenly.
  • A prime number has only itself and one as even divisors.

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