Numbers (Motion) on Superphysics

Common Measure

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Find the greatest common measure of two given numbers (which are) not prime to one another.

Definitions

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A unit is that according to which each existing (thing) is said (to be) one.
A number is a multitude composed of units.
A number is part of a(nother) number, the lesser of the greater, when it measures the greater.

Unqeual Numbers

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Two unequal numbers (being) laid down, and the lesser being continually subtracted, in turn, from the greater, if the remainder never measures the (number) preceding it, until a unit remains, then the original numbers will be prime to one another.