greatest_common_divisor.py

"""
High Level Description:
Given two input integers, find their Greatest Common Divisor.

Time Complexity:
O(log(n))
"""
# Iterative Solution
def gcd(x, y):
	if x == 0:
		return y
	if y == 0:
		return x
	
	while x % y != 0:
		rem = x % y;
		x = y
		y = rem

	return y

# Recursive Solution
def gcd(x, y):
	if x == 0:
		return y
	if y == 0:
		return x
	
	return gcd(y, x % y)