3658: GCD of Odd and Even Sums

Problem Statement

You are given an integer n. Your task is to compute the GCD (greatest common divisor) of two values:

  • sumOdd: the sum of the first n odd numbers.

  • sumEven: the sum of the first n even numbers.

Return the GCD of sumOdd and sumEven.

Example 1:

Input: n = 4

Output: 4

Explanation:

  • Sum of the first 4 odd numbers sumOdd = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16
  • Sum of the first 4 even numbers sumEven = 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 = 20

Hence, GCD(sumOdd, sumEven) = GCD(16, 20) = 4.

Example 2:

Input: n = 5

Output: 5

Explanation:

  • Sum of the first 5 odd numbers sumOdd = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 25
  • Sum of the first 5 even numbers sumEven = 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 = 30

Hence, GCD(sumOdd, sumEven) = GCD(25, 30) = 5.

Constraints:

  • 1 <= n <= 10​​​​​​​00

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