 Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.  Arithmetic - Page 78by A G. Blake - 1885Full view - About this book
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 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1828 - 266 pages
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 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1828 - 286 pages
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 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1830 - 268 pages
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