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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. For example, if num1 = 5 and num2 = 4, subtract num2 from num1, thus obtaining num1 = 1 a
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| /** | |
| * @param {number} num1 | |
| * @param {number} num2 | |
| * @return {number} | |
| */ | |
| var countOperations = function(num1, num2) { | |
| // initialize a counter to keep track of the number of operations | |
| let operations = 0; | |
| // Continue looping until either num1 or num2 becomes 0 | |
| while (num1 !== 0 && num2 !== 0) { | |
| // If num1 is greater than or equal to num2, subtract num2 from num1 | |
| if (num1 >= num2) { | |
| num1 -= num2; | |
| } else { | |
| // Otherwise, subtract num1 from num2 | |
| num2 -= num1; | |
| } | |
| // Increment the operation counter | |
| operations++; | |
| } | |
| // Return the total number of operations performed | |
| return operations; | |
| }; |
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