Euclid:Proposition/IX/14

Proposition

In the words of Euclid:

If a number be the least that is measured by prime numbers, it will not be measured by any other prime number except those originally measuring it.

(The Elements: Book $\text{IX}$: )


Sources

  • 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{IX}$. Propositions
  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Euclid (c. 300-260 bc)
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Euclid (c.300-260 bc)
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