Proposition: 7.33: Least Ratio of Numbers

(Proposition 33 from Book 7 of Euclid's “Elements”)

To find the least of those (numbers) having the same ratio as any given multitude of numbers.

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Modern Formulation

To find the reduced ratios of $\frac AB$ and $\frac BC,$ i.e. such that $A,$ $B$ and $C$ are mutually co-prime.

Proofs: 1

Proofs: 1 2 3 4 5 6


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References

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  1. Fitzpatrick, Richard: Euclid's "Elements of Geometry"

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  1. Prime.mover and others: "Pr∞fWiki", https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page, 2016