GCD function syntax in C++

Question

I'm using Visual Studio 2017. I have a problem in writing GCD code and I can't find out any mistake. The errors are "identifier not found", and "gcd is unidentified". Here is my code:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include<iostream>
#include<algorithm>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    cout << __gcd(12, 40); 
}

Well, I would begin by including `numeric` just to make sure it is included... http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/header/numeric (`gcd` is in the `numeric` standard header) then getting rid of the underscores might help... — pepperjack, Jan 03 '18 at 02:55
What led you to believe that Visual C++ has a function named `__gcd`? — Retired Ninja, Jan 03 '18 at 02:57
In situations like this, you can trust that the compiler is smarter than you. — , Jan 03 '18 at 03:03
What is `__gcd` and what made you believe that such function even exists? — AnT, Jan 03 '18 at 03:05

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 03 '18 at 02:56

It's a hidden gem in libstdc++ but not in MSVC. Reference

I am able to call this function on an Ubuntu 16.04 install as well as Windows Subsystem for Linux, but not Windows.

Note as well, there's a std::gcd() function available in C++17, in header numeric. See the same reference above.

GCD function syntax in C++

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