The following is as given in Sir Thomas L. Heath's translation, which can be found in the book The Thirteen Books of The Elements, Vol. 2.
Book I | Book II | Book IX |
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Definitions, Postulates, and Common Notions | Definitions | Proposition 20 |
Proposition 1, Proposition 3, | Proposition 14 | Proposition 36 |
Proposition 5, Proposition 6, | ||
Proposition 29, Proposition 47 |
Prime numbers are more than any assigned multitude of prime numbers.
Let A, B, C be the assigned prime numbers;
For let the least number measured by A, B, C be taken,
Then, EF is either prime or not.
First, let it be prime;
Next, let EF not be prime;
Let it be measured by the prime number G.
I say that G is not the same with any of the numbers A, B, C.
For, if possible, let it be so.
Now A, B, C measure DE;
But it also measures EF.
Therefore G, being a number, will measure the remainder, the unit DF;
Therefore G is not the same with an y one of the numbers A, B, C.
And by hypothesis it is prime.
Therefore the prime numbers A, B, C, G have been found which are more than the assigned multitude of A, B, C.
Q.E.D.