Question

URGENT: How do find a (LCD) Least common denominator in a fraction?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

The short answer to your question is "Prime Factorization," but let me
explain that. Prime numbers are those whole numbers greater than 1
which are divisible only by themselves and one. Your first denominator
5 is a prime number, but the second is not because 6 = 2*3. Also, the
third denominator is not because 16 = 2*2*2*2. These primes you
multiply together to get the number are called the prime factors.
Notice that some of the factors get repeated.

IF you do not have to find the *least* common denominator, but just
any old common denominator, then you multiply the three together,
i.e., 5*6*16 = 480. This is the easiest common denominator to find,
but usually not the easiest one to work with. The *least* common
denominator has to have all the factors for all the denominators.
In this case it is

2*2*2*2*3*5 = 240

It has the four 2's for 16. It has the 2 and 3 for 6. It has the 5
for 5. But notice that one of the 2's for 16 also serves as the 2 for
6. This is somewhat of an improvement over 480.

Sometimes the improvement is much better. For instance, if the
denominators are 60 and 10 and 15 and 3, the product of all 4
denominators is 27000, but the least common denominator is 2*2*3*5 =
60 .... quite a bit simpler! So, the best and fastest way to find the
least (smallest) denominator that works is to factor all the
denominators until you cannot factor them any more, and then construct
the new denominator to have *just enough* of all the prime factors
involved.

I hope this helps.

Since you asked about finding the LCD I assume that you can take it
from there to convert the 3 fractions to equivalent fractions with 240
as the denominator, and then add.

Answer 4

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