The lowest common denominator of any two or more whole numbers, such as 4 and 12, will always be one (1) because 'common denominator' refers to the denominators of two or more fractions or mixed numbers, not whole numbers. So, a set of whole numbers (x,x) would have to be converted to their fraction equivalents, i.e., x/1, which will always yield a denominator of 1.
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20 is the lowest common denominator for 4 and 10.
The easiest way to find a common denominator of two numbers is to multiply them. Therefore, one of the common denominators for 6 and 7 would be 42 (7 x 6). This method will not necessarily produce the lowest common denominator, but it will determine one. For example, multiplying 4 and 6 will give you 24 as a common denominator. However, the lowest common denominator for 4 and 6 is 12.
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