Lehmer's GCD algorithm

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:algorithm
gptkbp:field computer science
number theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lehmer's GCD algorithm
gptkbp:improves efficiency of GCD computation for large integers
gptkbp:introducedIn 1938
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Derrick_Henry_Lehmer
gptkbp:solvedBy greatest common divisor problem
gptkbp:usedIn cryptography
integer factorization
gptkbp:uses multi-digit arithmetic
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Euclidean_algorithm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lehmer_sieve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6