Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book VII/14 - Relatively Composite

Definition

In the words of Euclid:

Numbers composite to one another are those which are measured by some number as a common measure.

(The Elements: Book $\text{VII}$: Definition $14$)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VII}$. Definitions