You don't need a common denominator to multiply or divide fractions.
To multiply fractions, multiply the numerators and the denominators, e.g.:
1/2 x 3/5 = (1/3) / (2/5) = 3/10
To divide fractions, multiply the first fraction with the reciprocal of the second.
1/2 divided by 5/3 is the same as 1/2 times 3/5.
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When the numerator and denominator of the division do not have a common factor.
No. Common denominators are needed for addition and subtraction, not multiplication or division.
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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.
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