java find highest common factor code example

Example 1: greatest common divisor java

import java.util.Scanner;
public class GCDExample3 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        int num1, num2;
        
        //Reading the input numbers
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter first number:");
        num1 = (int)scanner.nextInt();
        
        System.out.print("Enter second number:");
        num2 = (int)scanner.nextInt();
        
        //closing the scanner to avoid memory leaks
        scanner.close();
        while (num1 != num2) {
        	if(num1 > num2)
                num1 = num1 - num2;
            else
                num2 = num2 - num1;
        }

        //displaying the result
        System.out.printf("GCD of given numbers is: %d", num2);
    }

Example 2: a recursive function that calculates the greatest common divisor from user's input in java

/*
import scanner and instantiate scanner class;
declare your method with two parameters
declare a third variable;
set condition;
swap the parameter values if condition is met;
set second conditon based on result of first condition;
divide and assign remainder to the third variable;
swap the result;
in the main method, allow for user input;
Call the method;

*/
public class gcf {
    public static void main (String[]args){//start of main method
        Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);//allow for user input
        System.out.println("Please enter the first integer: ");//prompt
        int a = input.nextInt();//initial user input
        System.out.println("Please enter a second interger: ");//prompt
        int b = input.nextInt();//second user input


       Divide(a,b);//call method
    }
   public static void Divide(int a, int b) {//start of your method

    int temp;
    // making a greater than b
    if (b > a) {
         temp = a;
         a = b;
         b = temp;
    }

    while (b !=0) {
        // gcd of b and a%b
        temp = a%b;
        // always make a greater than b
        a =b;
        b =temp;

    }
    System.out.println(a);//print to console
  }
}