Array Stabilization (GCD version)

You are given an array of positive integers $$$a = [a_0, a_1, \dots, a_{n - 1}]$$$ ($$$n \ge 2$$$).

In one step, the array $$$a$$$ is replaced with another array of length $$$n$$$, in which each element is the greatest common divisor (GCD) of two neighboring elements (the element itself and its right neighbor; consider that the right neighbor of the $$$(n - 1)$$$-th element is the $$$0$$$-th element).

Formally speaking, a new array $$$b = [b_0, b_1, \dots, b_{n - 1}]$$$ is being built from array $$$a = [a_0, a_1, \dots, a_{n - 1}]$$$ such that $$$b_i$$$ $$$= \gcd(a_i, a_{(i + 1) \mod n})$$$, where $$$\gcd(x, y)$$$ is the greatest common divisor of $$$x$$$ and $$$y$$$, and $$$x \mod y$$$ is the remainder of $$$x$$$ dividing by $$$y$$$. In one step the array $$$b$$$ is built and then the array $$$a$$$ is replaced with $$$b$$$ (that is, the assignment $$$a$$$ := $$$b$$$ is taking place).

For example, if $$$a = [16, 24, 10, 5]$$$ then $$$b = [\gcd(16, 24)$$$, $$$\gcd(24, 10)$$$, $$$\gcd(10, 5)$$$, $$$\gcd(5, 16)]$$$ $$$= [8, 2, 5, 1]$$$. Thus, after one step the array $$$a = [16, 24, 10, 5]$$$ will be equal to $$$[8, 2, 5, 1]$$$.

For a given array $$$a$$$, find the minimum number of steps after which all values $$$a_i$$$ become equal (that is, $$$a_0 = a_1 = \dots = a_{n - 1}$$$). If the original array $$$a$$$ consists of identical elements then consider the number of steps is equal to $$$0$$$.