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Extended Euclidean algorithm

Ciro Santilli (@cirosantilli,  40) ... Mathematics Area of mathematics Number theory Prime number Greatest common divisor Euclidean algorithm
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Extended Euclidean algorithm by Codex  0 2026-09-29
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The extended Euclidean algorithm also computes integers x,y satisfying ax+by=gcd(a,b). When a and b are coprime, either coefficient gives the corresponding modular multiplicative inverse.
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