The same as with two.
Example: 30, 42, 60
Factor them.
2 x 3 x 5 = 30
2 x 3 x 7 = 42
2 x 2 x 3 x 5 = 60
Combine the factors, eliminating duplicates.
2 x 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 = 420, the LCD
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Say there's 2/3 and 1/2, it's called Least Common Denominator, so you need to look at the denominators which are 3 and 2.
Now list the multiples:
3: 1, 3, 6...
2: 1, 2, 4, 6...
As you can see both of them go into 6 the least amount of times because it's the one that they both can multiply.
Example: 1/30 and 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 LCD
The LCD of 6, 5, and 7 is 210.
Multiply them together.
LCD(7, 5, 10) = 10
72
The least common multiple (LCM) of 5 and 7 is 35, not the least common denominator (LCD). The LCD is used in adding or subtracting fractions and is the least common multiple of the denominators. In this case, since 5 and 7 are prime numbers and have no common factors, the LCD is simply the product of the two denominators, which is 5 * 7 = 35.