BigInteger::GreatestCommonDivisor Method (BigInteger, BigInteger)
Finds the greatest common divisor of two BigInteger values.
Assembly: System.Numerics (in System.Numerics.dll)
Parameters
- left
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Type:
System.Numerics::BigInteger
The first value.
- right
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Type:
System.Numerics::BigInteger
The second value.
The greatest common divisor is the largest number into which the two BigInteger values can be divided without returning a remainder.
If the left and right parameters are non-zero numbers, the method always returns at least a value of 1 because all numbers can be divided by 1. If either parameter is zero, the method returns the absolute value of the non-zero parameter. If both values are zero, the method returns zero.
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Computing the greatest common divisor of very large values of left and right can be a very time-consuming operation. |
The value returned by the GreatestCommonDivisor method is always positive regardless of the sign of the left and right parameters.
The following example illustrates a call to the GreatestCommonDivisor method and the exception handling necessary to provide useful information about an ArgumentOutOfRangeException. The result indicates that the greatest common divisor of these two numbers is 1.
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 4.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
