Euclid:Proposition/IX/14
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Proposition
In the words of Euclid:
- If a number be the least that is measured by prime numbers, it will not be measured by any other prime number except those originally measuring it.
(The Elements: Book $\text{IX}$: Proposition $14$)
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{IX}$. Propositions
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Euclid (c. 300-260 bc)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Euclid (c.300-260 bc)