Euclid:Proposition/VIII/3
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Proposition
In the words of Euclid:
- If as many numbers as we please in continued proportion be the least of those which have the same ratio with them, the extremes of them are prime to one another.
(The Elements: Book $\text{VIII}$: Proposition $3$)
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VIII}$. Propositions