Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c5.s13.1

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c5.s13.1

The ordinary method of factorisation by successive division by 2, 3, 5 etc, was well-known in ancient India. The rule for the first time, occurs in the *Siddhāntaśekhara* of Śrīpati (1039 A. D.) and also appear in later works.² In addition to this method he gives also rule for factorising a non-square number, as follows :

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