Proposition: 7.36: Least Common Multiple of Three Numbers
(Proposition 36 from Book 7 of Euclid's “Elements”)
To find the least number which three given numbers (all) measure.
- Let $A$, $B$, and $C$ be the three given numbers.
- So it is required to find the least number which they (all) measure.
Modern Formulation
see least common multiple of more than two numbers.
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