Step 1 :
Divide $ 4321 $ by $ 1234 $ and get the remainder

$$ 4321 : 1234 = 3 \text{ ( remainder is } \color{blue}{ 619 } \text{ ) } $$

The remainder is positive ($ 619 > 0 $), so we will continue with division.

Step 2 :
Divide $ 1234 $ by $ \color{blue}{ 619 } $ and get the remainder

$$ 1234 : 619 = 1 \text{ ( remainder is } \color{blue}{ 615 } \text{ ) } $$

The remainder is still positive ($ 615 > 0 $), so we will continue with division.

Step 3 :
Divide $ 619 $ by $ \color{blue}{ 615 } $ and get the remainder

$$ 619 : 615 = 1 \text{ ( remainder is } \color{blue}{ 4 } \text{ ) } $$

The remainder is still positive ($ 4 > 0 $), so we will continue with division.

Step 4 :
Divide $ 615 $ by $ \color{blue}{ 4 } $ and get the remainder

$$ 615 : 4 = 153 \text{ ( remainder is } \color{blue}{ 3 } \text{ ) } $$

The remainder is still positive ($ 3 > 0 $), so we will continue with division.

Step 5 :
Divide $ 4 $ by $ \color{blue}{ 3 } $ and get the remainder

$$ 4 : 3 = 1 \text{ ( remainder is } \color{blue}{ 1 } \text{ ) } $$

The remainder is still positive ($ 1 > 0 $), so we will continue with division.

Step 6 :
Divide $ 3 $ by $ \color{blue}{ 1 } $ and get the remainder

$$ 3 : \color{blue}{ \boxed { 1 }} = 3 \text{ ( remainder is } \color{blue}{ 0 } \text{ ) } $$

The remainder is zero => GCD is the last divisor $ \color{blue}{ \boxed { 1 }} $.

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The GCD equals the product of the numbers at the intersection.

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