Euclid:Proposition/VII/30

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

If two numbers by multiplying one another make some number, and any prime number measure the product, it will also measure one of the original numbers.

(The Elements: Book $\text{VII}$: Proposition $30$)

Sources

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