some math scripts

Cryptography/tools/finding_gcd.py

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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+
+def finding_gcd(a, b):
+    ''' implements the greatest common divider algorithm '''
+    while(b != 0):
+        result = b
+        a, b = b, a % b        
+    return result
+
+
+def test_finding_gcd():
+    number1 = 21
+    number2 = 12
+    assert(finding_gcd(number1, number2) == 3)
+    print('Tests passed!')
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_finding_gcd()
+
+
+
+    
+    
+    
+