 | James Robinson (of Boston.) - 1847 - 304 pages
...them without a remainder; thus, 4 is a common measure of 12, 24, and 36. The greatest common measure of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder ; thus, 12 is the greatest common measure of 12, 24, and 36. A -multiple of a number... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1847 - 426 pages
...will divide each of them without a remainder. Thus 2 is a common divisor of 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, &c. 167. The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1848 - 434 pages
...will divide each of them without a remainder. Thus 2 is a common divisor of 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, &c. 167. The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1848 - 184 pages
...measure, of two or more numbers, is a number which will divide each of them without a remainder. 7. Tke greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide those numbers severally without a remainder. 8. Two or more fractions are said to... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1849 - 336 pages
...the commontdiv- isor of 8, 16, 24, 48, 64, 96, 108, and 144 ? THE GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR. ART. 133. The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers...the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder. ART. 134* To find the greatest common divisor of two or more numbers. Ex. 1. What... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1849 - 346 pages
...denominator by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction. GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR. 3<$. The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without any remainder. Before proceeding to find the greatest common divisor... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1850 - 350 pages
...is a number which will divide each of them without a remainder. 4 is the common measure of Jf . 7. The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide those numbers without a remainder. Thus, 12 is the greatest common measure of if... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1850 - 364 pages
...denominator by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction. GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR. 33. The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without any remainder. Before proceeding to find the greatest common divisor... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1852 - 344 pages
...number which is divisible by 3. 7. 10 divides any number ending in 0. GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR. 130. The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide each of them, separately, without a remainder. Thus, 6 is the greatest common divisor... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 342 pages
...common divisor of 8, 16, 24, 48, 64, 96, 128, and 144 ? Ans. 4. THE GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR. ART. 133. The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers...the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder. ART. 134. To find the greatest common divisor of two or more numbers. Ex. 1. What... | |
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The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder. 
