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Euclidean algorithm

Nominator(s): Proteins (talk) 16:22, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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I am nominating this mathematical article because I believe it meets the Featured Article criteria. In its simplest form, the Euclidean algorithm is often taught to 10-year-old children; for many, it is the only algorithm they encounter in school. It has several important applications, such as the RSA algorithm (often used in electronic commerce) and solving Diophantine equations. Although the oldest known algorithm (23 centuries), it continues to play a role in developing new mathematics. It would be helpful for Wikipedia to have an excellent article on this topic, both for itself and for the introduction it provides to advanced mathematics such as abstract algebra. Proteins (talk) 16:22, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]