* an int.
     */
    checkNonNegative("a", a);
    checkNonNegative("b", b);
    if (a == 0) {
      // 0 % b == 0, so b divides a, but the converse doesn't hold.
      // BigInteger.gcd is consistent with this decision.
      return b;
    } else if (b == 0) {
      return a; // similar logic
    }
    /*