IX.27¶
If from an odd number an even number be subtracted, the remainder will be odd.
For from the odd number AB let the even number BC be subtracted; I say that the remainder CA is odd.
Let the unit AD be subtracted; therefore DB is even. [VII.def.7]
But BC is also even; therefore the remainder CD is even. [IX.24]
Therefore CA is odd. [VII.def.7] Q. E. D.