Mathematicians disliked the work, in particular Pappus is said to have despised it. However, several people including Boethius translated Introduction to Arithmetic into Latin and it was used as a school book.
Mathematicians disliked ang mga trabaho, sa partikular na papus ay sinabi na may despised ito. Gayunman, ang ilang mga tao na kasama ang Boethius isinalin Panimula sa Arithmetic sa Latin at ito ay ginamit bilang isang paaralan ng libro.