Description
The greatest common divisor gives the greatest number in a ring that dives two numbers. But more importantly it allows us to define what Coprime Numbers are.
Definition
Let be a Ring where . We say an element is the greatest common divisor (in short gcd) of , if
- for
- If where for , then
Note: The greatest common divisor is only unique up to units.
Examples
Natural numbers
Special powers
Let and , then: Dieses Satz gibt eine Möglichkeit für spezielle große Zahlen den ggT schnell zu berechnen.