diff --git a/C++/euclidean-algorithm.cpp b/C++/euclidean-algorithm.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int gcd(int x,int y){
+    if(x==0)
+        return y;
+    return gcd(y%x,x);
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+    cout<<"";
+    int a=12;
+    int b=16;
+    cout<<"GCD = "<<gcd(a,b);
+    return 0;
+}