least common denominator
Plural
least common denominators
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the smallest positive integer that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions
- Finding the least common denominator is a crucial step in solving problems that involve multiple fractions.
- The teacher explained that the least common denominator helps simplify the process of adding fractions with different denominators.
- To add the fractions 1/4 and 1/6 , we first find the least common denominator, which is 12.
- The least common denominator of the fractions 2/3 and 5/9 is 9, allowing us to add them easily.