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+# Recursive function to return gcd of a and b
+def gcd(a, b):
+  
+    # Everything divides 0
+    if (a == 0):
+        return b
+    if (b == 0):
+        return a
+  
+    # base case
+    if (a == b):
+        return a
+  
+    # a is greater
+    if (a > b):
+        return gcd(a-b, b)
+    return gcd(a, b-a)
+  
+# Driver program to test above function
+a = 98
+b = 56
+if(gcd(a, b)):
+    print('GCD of', a, 'and', b, 'is', gcd(a, b))
+else:
+    print('not found')