 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1855 - 356 pages
...common divisor must be obtained. Hence the following RULE. Divide the greater quantity by the less, and the preceding divisor by the last remainder, till...remains ; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor. When the remainders decrease to unity, the given quantities have Tto common divisor greater... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1857 - 348 pages
...greater number by the less, and thai divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor. NOTE. — To find the GCD of more than two numbers, first find tie GC 1). of two of them,... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1858 - 394 pages
...common divisor must be obtained. Hence the following RULE. Divide the greater quantity by the less, and the preceding divisor by the last remainder, till...remains ; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor. When the remainders decrease to unity, the given quantities have no common divisor greater... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1859 - 344 pages
...greater number by the less; then the divisor by the remainder, if any ; and so on, continually dividing the preceding divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains. The last divisar will be the greatest common measure. Example. — Find the greatest common measure of 696 and... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1864 - 386 pages
...common divisor must be obtained. Hence the following "RULE. Divide the greater quantity by the less, and the preceding divisor by the last remainder, till...remains ; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor. When the remainders decrease to unity, the given quantifies have no common divisor greater... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1857 - 358 pages
...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 remains; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor. NOTE. — To find the GCD of more than two numbers, first find the GCD of two of them, then... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1856 - 400 pages
...greater number by the less, and the divisor by the remainder, and so on ; always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. Find the greatest common divisor of 24 and 66. S o L u TI o n. — Divide 66 by 24... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1873 - 396 pages
...divisor must be obtained. Hence we have the following RULE. Divide the greater quantity oy the lets, and the preceding divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains ; the last divisor will be Hie greatest common divisor. When the remainders decrease to unity, the given quantities have 7IG common... | |
 | Philotus Dean - Arithmetic - 1874 - 472 pages
...less, and, if there is a remainder, divide the preceding divisor by it. So continue, dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor of these two numbers. When there are more than two numbers, first find the greatest common... | |
 | Lorenzo Fairbanks - 1875 - 472 pages
...by the less, and if there be a remainder, divide the divisor by it, and continue dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. II. To find the greatest common divisor of more than two numbers, first find the greatest... | |
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II. Divide the greater number by the less and the preceding divisor by the last remainder till nothing remains. The last divisor is the... 
