program to find gcd fast code example

Example: fast gcd

unsigned int gcd(unsigned int u, unsigned int v)
{
    int shift;
    if (u == 0) return v;
    if (v == 0) return u;
    shift = __builtin_ctz(u | v);
    u >>= __builtin_ctz(u);
    do {
        v >>= __builtin_ctz(v);
        if (u > v) {
            unsigned int t = v;
            v = u;
            u = t;
        }  
        v = v - u;
    } while (v != 0);
    return u << shift;
}