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Std.Math.binaryGcd

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fn

binaryGcd: Int -> Int -> Int

This is a callable function.

What it does

Stein's binary algorithm for the greatest common divisor.

Replaces slow hardware division and modulo operations with bitwise shifts

and subtractions, executing with high efficiency close to the hardware.

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