GCD of two numbers formed by n repeating x and y times

Given three positive integer n, x, y. The task is to print Greatest Common Divisor of numbers formed by n repeating x times and number formed by n repeating y times.
0 <= n, x, y <= 1000000000.
Examples :

Input : n = 123, x = 2, y = 3.
Output : 123
Number formed are 123123 and 123123123.
Greatest Common Divisor of 123123 and
123123123 is 123.

Input : n = 4, x = 4, y = 6.
Output : 44

The idea is based on Euclidean algorithm to compute GCD of two number.
Let f(n, x) be a function which gives a number n repeated x times. So, we need to find GCD(f(n, x), f(n, y)).
Let n = 123, x = 3, y = 2.
So, first number A is f(123, 3) = 123123123 and second number B is f(123, 2) = 123123. We know, GCD(A,B) = GCD(A - B, B), using this property we can subtract any multiple of B, say B' from first A as long as B' is smaller than A.
So, A = 123123123 and B' can be 123123000. On subtracting A will became 123 and B remains same.
Therefore, A = A - B' = f(n, x - y).
So, GCD(f(n, x), f(n, y)) = GCD(f(n, x - y), f(n, y))
We can conclude following,

GCD(f(n, x), f(n, y)) = f(n, GCD(x, y)).

Below is the implementation based on this approach:

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CPP

// C++ program to print Greatest Common Divisor
// of number formed by N repeating x times and
// y times.
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

// Return the Greatest common Divisor of two numbers.
int gcd(int a, int b)
{
    if (a == 0)
        return b;
    return gcd(b%a, a);
}

// Prints Greatest Common Divisor of number formed
// by n repeating x times and y times.
void findgcd(int n, int x, int y)
{
    // Finding GCD of x and y.
    int g = gcd(x,y);

    // Print n, g times.
    for (int i = 0; i < g; i++)
        cout << n;
}

// Driven Program
int main()
{
    int n = 123, x = 5, y = 2;
    findgcd(n, x, y);
    return 0;
}

Java

// Java program to print Greatest Common Divisor
// of number formed by N repeating x times and
// y times
class GFG {
    
    // Return the Greatest common Divisor
    // of two numbers.
    static int gcd(int a, int b) {
        
        if (a == 0)
            return b;
            
        return gcd(b % a, a);
    }
    
    // Prints Greatest Common Divisor of 
    // number formed by n repeating x
    // times and y times.
    static void findgcd(int n, int x, int y) {
        
        // Finding GCD of x and y.
        int g = gcd(x, y);
    
        // Print n, g times.
        for (int i = 0; i < g; i++)
            System.out.print(n);
    }
    
    // Driver code
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        
        int n = 123, x = 5, y = 2;
        findgcd(n, x, y);
    }
}

// This code is contributed by Anant Agarwal.

Python3

# Python program to print Greatest
# Common Divisor of number formed 
# by N repeating x times and y times

# Return the Greatest common Divisor
# of two numbers.
def gcd(a, b):
    
    if (a == 0):
        return b
    
    return gcd(b % a, a)

# Prints Greatest Common Divisor of
# number formed by n repeating x times
# and y times.
def findgcd(n, x, y):

    # Finding GCD of x and y.
    g = gcd(x, y)

    # Print n, g times.
    for i in range(g):
        print(n)

# Driver code
n = 123
x = 5
y = 2

findgcd(n, x, y)

# This code is contributed by Anant Agarwal.

// C# program to print Greatest Common
// Divisor of number formed by N 
// repeating x times and y times
using System;

class GFG {
    
    // Return the Greatest common
    // Divisor of two numbers.
    static int gcd(int a, int b)
    {
        
        if (a == 0)
            return b;
            
        return gcd(b % a, a);
    }
    
    // Prints Greatest Common
    // Divisor of number formed
    // by n repeating x times 
    // and y times.
    static void findgcd(int n,
                      int x, int y)
    {
        
        // Finding GCD of x and y.
        int g = gcd(x, y);
    
        // Print n, g times.
        for (int i = 0; i < g; i++)
            Console.Write(n);
    }
    
    // Driver code
    public static void Main() {
        
        int n = 123, x = 5, y = 2;
        
        findgcd(n, x, y);
    }
}

// This code is contributed by
// nitin mittal.

PHP

<?php
// PHP program to print
// Greatest Common Divisor
// of number formed by N 
// repeating x times and y times.

// Return the Greatest common
// Divisor of two numbers.
function gcd($a, $b)
{
    if ($a == 0)
        return $b;
    return gcd($b % $a, $a);
}

// Prints Greatest Common Divisor
// of number formed by n repeating 
// x times and y times.
function findgcd($n, $x, $y)
{
    // Finding GCD of x and y.
    $g = gcd($x, $y);

    // Print n, g times.
    for ($i = 0; $i < $g; $i++)
        echo($n);
}

// Driver Code
$n = 123; $x = 5; $y = 2;
findgcd($n, $x, $y);

// This code is contributed by Ajit.
?>

JavaScript

<script>

// Javascript program to print Greatest Common Divisor 
// of number formed by N repeating x times and 
// y times. 

// Return the Greatest common Divisor of two numbers. 
function gcd(a, b) 
{ 
    if (a == 0) 
        return b; 
    return gcd(b%a, a); 
} 

// Prints Greatest Common Divisor of number formed 
// by n repeating x times and y times. 
function findgcd(n, x, y) 
{ 
    // Finding GCD of x and y. 
    let g = gcd(x,y); 

    // Print n, g times. 
    for (let i = 0; i < g; i++) 
        document.write(n); 
} 

// Driven Program 

    let n = 123, x = 5, y = 2; 
    findgcd(n, x, y); 
 
// This is code is contributed by Mayank Tyagi

</script>

Output :

Time Complexity: O(log(min(n)) )
Auxiliary Space: O(log(min(n))

GCD of two numbers formed by n repeating x and y times

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