
Why does the Euclidean algorithm always terminate?
Jul 7, 2016 · Why does the Euclidean algorithm always terminate? Can we make this effective by bounding the number of steps it takes in terms of the original integers?
Why does the Euclidean algorithm for finding GCD work?
Oct 3, 2019 · why the Euclidean algorithm for finding the GCD of two numbers always works by using a standard argument in number theory: showing that a problem is equivalent to the …
What is the difference between Euclid's division lemma and …
Sep 1, 2016 · Euclid's Division Algorithm is an algorithm to find the greatest common divisor ($\gcd$) of two natural numbers facilitated by repeated use of the Division Lemma until in the …
number theory - What's the difference between the euclidean …
Mar 19, 2014 · What does the euclidean algorithm compute, and what problems is the extended euclidean algorithm used for? Can someone please show how they each differ on the pair …
elementary number theory - Proof of Extended Euclidean …
Mar 27, 2012 · The fundamental lemma below, interpreted procedurally, yields Euclid's classical algorithm to compute the gcd using repeated subtraction. For a simple approach to the …
Method of solving extended Euclidean algorithm for three numbers?
I already got idea of solving gcd with three numbers. But I am wondering how to solve the extended Euclidean algorithm with three, such as: 47x + 64y + 70z = 1 Could anyone give me …
How do you solve diophantine equations using euclidean algorithm?
Jun 11, 2017 · This arose from the OP's prior question.. As I showed there it has a one-line solution using Gauss's algorithm (here simpler than using the extended Euclidean algorithm).
Why are Fibonacci numbers bad for Euclid's Algorithm and how to …
Oct 18, 2017 · I want to ask two things. The first is why are consecutive Fibonacci numbers the worst case for Euclid's algorithm? I keep seeing people say it in passing and I understand that …
Euclidean Algorithm for polynomials - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 14, 2017 · I know how to use the extended euclidean algorithm for finding the GCD of integers but not polynomials. I can't really find any good explanations of it online. The question …
elementary number theory - Least common multiple in Euclidean …
Aug 9, 2020 · I want to prove that in last step of Euclidean algorithm we have lcm representation (by last step I mean the step with zero representation as $0 = x * E_0 + y * E_1$, where we …