Rotation revisited: Avoiding having to calculate the gcd when doing cycle decomposition

· Raymond Chen · June 5, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
Code Old New Thing GCD Algorithm Optimization programming techniques Mathematics in programming
Summary
This blog post discusses a mathematical approach to cycle decomposition without calculating the greatest common divisor (gcd), highlighting the challenges of mathematical concepts in programming.
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