| Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1810 - 190 pages
...finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers : Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing...the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor required. Note. It is evident, that, when... | |
| Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1817 - 252 pages
...their lowest terms. RULE. 1. Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing...divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains; the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terms of the fraction by the common... | |
| Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1818 - 246 pages
...their lowest terms. RULE. 1. Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing...divisor' by the last remainder, till nothing remains, the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terms of the fraction by the common... | |
| George G. Carey - Arithmetic - 1818 - 602 pages
...RULE. Divide the greater number by the less, and this divisor by the remainder. Proceed in this manner, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains; the last divisor is the greatest common measure. EXAMPLE. Required the greatest common measure of 84... | |
| John Mason Good - 1819 - 694 pages
...term by the less ; then divide the divisor by the remainder, if there be any, and so on continually, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains; and then is the last divisor the greatest common measure sought. For a demonstration, see Manning's... | |
| Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1820 - 256 pages
...conimon measure, by dividing; the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, aitd so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains ; the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terras of the fraction by the com*... | |
| Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1825 - 256 pages
...their lowest terms. RULE. 1. Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder,*Vil I nothing remains ; the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terras... | |
| Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 214 pages
...two or more numbers. RULE 1. If there be two pumbers only, divide the greater by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing...the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain ; then will the last divisor be the greatest common measure required. 2. When there are more... | |
| Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 222 pages
...two or more numbers. RULE 1. If there be two numbers only, divide Jhe greater by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on,, always dividing...the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain ; tben will the last divisor be the greatest common measure required. 2. When there are more... | |
| Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 322 pages
...greatest common measure of two numbers, RULE. Divide the greater number by the less, and that divrsor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor required. NOTE 1. — When we would find... | |
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