Gcd of N Numbers

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"""
Gcd of N Numbers
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_common_divisor
"""

from collections import Counter


def get_factors(
    number: int, factors: Counter | None = None, factor: int = 2
) -> Counter:
    """
    this is a recursive function for get all factors of number
    >>> get_factors(45)
    Counter({3: 2, 5: 1})
    >>> get_factors(2520)
    Counter({2: 3, 3: 2, 5: 1, 7: 1})
    >>> get_factors(23)
    Counter({23: 1})
    >>> get_factors(0)
    Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
    TypeError: number must be integer and greater than zero
    >>> get_factors(-1)
    Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
    TypeError: number must be integer and greater than zero
    >>> get_factors(1.5)
    Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
    TypeError: number must be integer and greater than zero

    factor can be all numbers from 2 to number that we check if number % factor == 0
    if it is equal to zero, we check again with number // factor
    else we increase factor by one
    """

    match number:
        case int(number) if number == 1:
            return Counter({1: 1})
        case int(num) if number > 0:
            number = num
        case _:
            raise TypeError("number must be integer and greater than zero")

    factors = factors or Counter()

    if number == factor:  # break condition
        # all numbers are factors of itself
        factors[factor] += 1
        return factors

    if number % factor > 0:
        # if it is greater than zero
        # so it is not a factor of number and we check next number
        return get_factors(number, factors, factor + 1)

    factors[factor] += 1
    # else we update factors (that is Counter(dict-like) type) and check again
    return get_factors(number // factor, factors, factor)


def get_greatest_common_divisor(*numbers: int) -> int:
    """
    get gcd of n numbers:
    >>> get_greatest_common_divisor(18, 45)
    9
    >>> get_greatest_common_divisor(23, 37)
    1
    >>> get_greatest_common_divisor(2520, 8350)
    10
    >>> get_greatest_common_divisor(-10, 20)
    Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
    Exception: numbers must be integer and greater than zero
    >>> get_greatest_common_divisor(1.5, 2)
    Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
    Exception: numbers must be integer and greater than zero
    >>> get_greatest_common_divisor(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
    1
    >>> get_greatest_common_divisor("1", 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
    Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
    Exception: numbers must be integer and greater than zero
    """

    # we just need factors, not numbers itself
    try:
        same_factors, *factors = map(get_factors, numbers)
    except TypeError as e:
        raise Exception("numbers must be integer and greater than zero") from e

    for factor in factors:
        same_factors &= factor
        # get common factor between all
        # `&` return common elements with smaller value (for Counter type)

    # now, same_factors is something like {2: 2, 3: 4} that means 2 * 2 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3
    mult = 1
    # power each factor and multiply
    # for {2: 2, 3: 4}, it is [4, 81] and then 324
    for m in [factor**power for factor, power in same_factors.items()]:
        mult *= m
    return mult


if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(get_greatest_common_divisor(18, 45))  # 9