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Challenge 1: Find the Greatest Common Divisor

Explore how to write a recursive method in Java that calculates the greatest common divisor (GCD) of two integers. This lesson helps you understand the mathematical concept of GCD and apply recursion techniques to solve it effectively, preparing you for common coding interview problems involving numbers.

What is GCD?

The GCD of two integers is the largest integer that can fully divide both numbers, without a remainder.

How to find GCD?

What is the greatest common divisor of 54 and 36?

The number 3636 can be expressed as a product of two integers in several different ways:

36×1=18×2=12×3=9×436\times 1=18\times 2= 12\times 3 = 9\times 4 ...