Of the original thirteen books of which Arithmetica consisted only six have survived, though there are some who believe that four Arabic books discovered in 1968 are also by Diophantus.
Dos orixinarios trece libros que compuñan Arithmetica só sobreviviron seis, aínda que hai quen cre que catro libros árabes descubertos en 1968 son tamén de Diofanto.