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Easy#2169
LeetCode Problem

Count Operations to Obtain Zero

Problem Statement

You are given two non-negative integers num1 and num2. In one operation, if num1 >= num2, you must subtract num2 from num1, otherwise subtract num1 from num2. Return the number of operations required to make either num1 = 0 or num2 = 0.

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Examples

# Example 1

Input
num1 = 2, num2 = 3
Output
3

# Example 2

Input
num1 = 10, num2 = 10
Output
1

Constraints

0 <= num1, num2 <= 10^5

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