The GCD of given numbers is 8.
Step 1 :
Divide $ 80 $ by $ 24 $ and get the remainder
The remainder is positive ($ 8 > 0 $), so we will continue with division.
Step 2 :
Divide $ 24 $ by $ \color{blue}{ 8 } $ and get the remainder
The remainder is zero => GCD is the last divisor $ \color{blue}{ \boxed { 8 }} $.
We can summarize an algorithm into a following table.
80 | : | 24 | = | 3 | remainder ( 8 ) | ||
24 | : | 8 | = | 3 | remainder ( 0 ) | ||
GCD = 8 |
This solution can be visualized using a Venn diagram.
The GCD equals the product of the numbers at the intersection.