 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1814 - 300 pages
...itself is the common divisor ; but, if there be s remainder, divide the dlviior by the remainder, alwayi dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain : the last divinur u the äirisor sought. JVWi.— If there be more numbers than two, of .which the greatest comino«... | |
 | 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...the last 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... | |
 | 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...last 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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...divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain ; then will the last divisor be the greatest common measure required. 2. When there are more than two... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 324 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...will be the greatest common divisor required. NOTE 1. — When we would find the greatest common divisor of more than two numbers, we may first find the... | |
 | 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...divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain ; tben will the last divisor be the greatest common measure required. 2. When there are more than two... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1829 - 254 pages
...common measure, by dividing the greater term by the Ions, and this divisor by the remainder, and pn on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remaini', the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terms of the fraction by the... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1830 - 256 pages
...RULE. 1. Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by live remainder, and 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 terms of the fraction by the... | |
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