diff --git a/find the greatest common divisor.cpp b/find the greatest common divisor.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int main()
+{
+    int x, y, z = 0;
+    cout << "Enter two numbers : ";
+    cin >> x >> y;
+    if(x > y) swap(x,y);
+    for(int i = x; i > 0; i--)
+    {
+        if(x % i == 0 && y % i == 0)
+        {
+            z = i;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    if (z == 0) cout << "Impossible";
+    else cout << "The GCD is : " << z;
+	return 0;
+}