fmpq_canonicalise, _fmpq_canonicalise
Synopsis
#include <flint/fmpq.h>Put a fraction with nonzero denominator in canonical form: divide numerator and denominator by their GCD and make the denominator positive. A zero numerator gives 0/1. The result is undefined if the denominator is zero. In the underscore version, num and den must not be aliased.
Guides#
Cite this page
The FLINT team, “fmpq_canonicalise, _fmpq_canonicalise (fmpq.h),” FLINT: Fast Library for Number Theory, documentation, version 3.7.0-dev, 2026. https://flintlib.org/doc/fmpq/fmpq_canonicalise.html (generated 2026-10-20).
@misc{flint-doc-fmpq-fmpq-canonicalise,
author = {{The FLINT team}},
title = {{fmpq\_canonicalise, \_fmpq\_canonicalise (fmpq.h)}},
howpublished = {FLINT: Fast Library for Number Theory, documentation, version 3.7.0-dev},
year = {2026},
url = {https://flintlib.org/doc/fmpq/fmpq_canonicalise.html},
note = {Generated 2026-10-20}
}