diff --git a/students_submissions/gcd_el296.py b/students_submissions/gcd_el296.py
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+def gcd(a: int, b: int) -> int:	
+    if(b ==0 ):
+		return a
+	if(a ==0):
+		return b
+	return gcd(b,a%b)