Sometimes fractions have different denominators. These are called unlike fractions. When adding or subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, it is necessary to find a common denominator to get the correct answer. This is the same process as finding the least common multiple.
Example 1/30 + 1/42
Factor them.
2 x 3 x 5 = 30
2 x 3 x 7 = 42
Combine the factors, eliminating duplicates.
2 x 3 x 5 x 7 = 210, the lowest common denominator.
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∙ 7y agoThe least common denominator is the least common multiple of the denominators of the fractions.
A common denominator is needed when adding or subtracting fractions of different denominators.
They are essentially the same. A common denominator is the common multiple of a set of denominators of a set of fractions.
A common denominator results from comparing two or more unlike denominators. It can be the same as one of the denominators, but doesn't have to be.
You need at least two numbers to find a common denominator.
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That's the least common denominator or LCD.
The least common denominator.
A few synonyms for common denominator are , common divisor, common measure, denominator, numerator
There can be no greatest common denominator. For supose x is the greatest common denominator. ie 24 divides x and 36 divides x. Then 2x is a common denominator and 2x > x so 2x is a greater common denominator than the greatest common denominator. That contradiction implies that there is no greatest common denominator.
You Ned to find a larger common denominator or multiply the denominators to gain a common denominator.
A common denominator of 20 and 30 is 600. This is NOT the least common denominator, though.
The greatest common denominator is infinite. The least common denominator is 45.
A common denominator, though not the least, is 80.
A common denominator is 84.
The least common denominator is 222.
A common denominator is 84.