Reduce Fractions Function Python
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Join For FreeA function that reduces/simplifies fractions using the Euclidean Algorithm, in Python.
def reducefract(n, d):
'''Reduces fractions. n is the numerator and d the denominator.'''
def gcd(n, d):
while d != 0:
t = d
d = n%d
n = t
return n
assert d!=0, "integer division by zero"
assert isinstance(d, int), "must be int"
assert isinstance(n, int), "must be int"
greatest=gcd(n,d)
n/=greatest
d/=greatest
return n, d
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