Practice - Comparison of Efficiency
Practice Questions
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What does GCD stand for?
💡 Hint: Think about what we are trying to find between two numbers.
Name one advantage of using the remainder method over the difference method.
💡 Hint: Consider how division works.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary goal of finding the gcd?
💡 Hint: Think about what 'gcd' actually stands for.
True or False: The naive method for finding gcd is the most efficient.
💡 Hint: Consider the number of steps required in the naive method.
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Challenge Problems
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Using two randomly chosen integers, manually compute their gcd using both the naive and Euclidean methods, noting the number of steps taken in both.
💡 Hint: Compare the work needed when using the two methods.
Propose a small program in Python that computes the gcd using both the naive and Euclidean methods and observe the performance with large numbers.
💡 Hint: Ensure your program can handle very large inputs.
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