 | Charles Butler - 1814 - 540 pages
...the less, and divide the divisor by the remainder. II. Proceed in this manner, dividing continually the last divisor by the last remainder, until nothing remains : the last diThere are some other denominations of fractions, as continued fnctvau, nsed for approximating to... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1833 - 284 pages
...obtained by dividing the greater by the less ; then dividing the divisor by th remainder, and continuing to divide the last divisor by the last remainder until nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. Ex. 3. Find the greatest common divisor of the two numbers... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1838 - 292 pages
...obtained by dividing the greater by the less, then dividing the divisor by the remainder, and continuing to divide the last divisor by the last remainder until nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. Q. Will the common divisor of two numbers divide their... | |
 | mrs. Henry Ayres - Arithmetic - 1843 - 470 pages
...great many figures. Rule. — Divide the greater term of the fraction by the less ; then divide the divisor by the remainder, and continue to divide the last divisor by the last remainder till nothing remains ; the last divisor is the greatest common measure. When the last divisor is 1,... | |
 | Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - Arithmetic - 1843 - 348 pages
...obtained by dividing the greater by the less, then dividing the divisor by the remainder, and continuing to divide the last divisor by the last remainder until nothing remains. The last dinisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. Q. Will the common divisor of two numbers divide... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1844 - 358 pages
...obtained by dividing the greater by the less, then dividing the divisor by the remainder, and continuing to divide the last divisor by the last remainder until nothing remains. The last dioisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. Q. Will the common divisor of two numbers divide... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1846 - 370 pages
...given numbers 216 and 408 ; and to find it Divide the greater number by the less, and then divide the divisor by the remainder, and continue to divide the...remainder until nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. EXAMPLES. 1 . Find the greatest common divisor of 408 and... | |
 | mrs. Henry Ayres - 1846 - 400 pages
...great many figures. Rule. — Divide the greater term of the fraction by the less ; then divide the divisor by the remainder, and continue to divide the last divisor by the last remainder till nothing remains: the last divisor is the greatest common measure. When the last divisor is 1,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1846 - 362 pages
...obtained by dividing the greater by the less, then dividing the divisor by the remainder, and continuing to divide the last divisor by the last remainder until nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. Q. Will the common divisor of two numbers divide their... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1847 - 368 pages
...hence, to find the greatest common divisor, Divide the greater number by the less, and then divide the divisor by the remainder, and continue to divide the...remainder until nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. NOTE. If it be required to find the greatest common divisor... | |
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Divide the greater number by the less, and then divide the divisor by the remainder, and continue to divide the last divisor by the last remainder until nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. 
