+#if FAST_COMPARE
+ // Input polynomials of the form poly^n are sometimes also trivial
+ if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(a, power)) {
+ ex p = a.op(0);
+ if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(b, power)) {
+ if (p.is_equal(b.op(0))) {
+ // a = p^n, b = p^m, gcd = p^min(n, m)
+ ex exp_a = a.op(1), exp_b = b.op(1);
+ if (exp_a < exp_b) {
+ if (ca)
+ *ca = _ex1();
+ if (cb)
+ *cb = power(p, exp_b - exp_a);
+ return power(p, exp_a);
+ } else {
+ if (ca)
+ *ca = power(p, exp_a - exp_b);
+ if (cb)
+ *cb = _ex1();
+ return power(p, exp_b);
+ }
+ }
+ } else {
+ if (p.is_equal(b)) {
+ // a = p^n, b = p, gcd = p
+ if (ca)
+ *ca = power(p, a.op(1) - 1);
+ if (cb)
+ *cb = _ex1();
+ return p;
+ }
+ }
+ } else if (is_ex_exactly_of_type(b, power)) {
+ ex p = b.op(0);
+ if (p.is_equal(a)) {
+ // a = p, b = p^n, gcd = p
+ if (ca)
+ *ca = _ex1();
+ if (cb)
+ *cb = power(p, b.op(1) - 1);
+ return p;
+ }
+ }
+#endif
+