Least Common Denominator of 2, 4 and 40 (LCD of 2, 4 and 40)

Least Common Denominator (LCD) of 2, 4, and 40

The Least Common Denominator of 2, 4 and 40, also known as the Lowest Common Denominator of 2, 4 and 40, is useful if you need to add, subtract, or compare three fractions with the denominators of 2, 4 and 40.

The fractions with 2, 4 and 40 denominators will look like this:

		X
		2

		Y
		4

		Z
		40

The Least Common Denominator of 2, 4 and 40 is 40.

You need to multiply 2 by 20, 4 by 10, and 40 by 1 to make them all 40. Furthermore, you need to multiply the numerators by the same amounts to keep the fraction values the same.

Therefore, you have to make the following calculations so the fractions keep the same value and get the same denominator:

		X x 20
		2 x 20

		Y x 10
		4 x 10

		Z x 1
		40 x 1

Which gives you the following three new fractions that you can add, subtract and compare:

		20X
		40

		10Y
		40

		1Z
		40

You can substitute X, Y and Z with the numerators of your fractions with 2, 4 and 40 denominators. This way you can add, subtract and compare your fractions correctly.

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Notes

The Least Common Denominator of 2, 4 and 40 is the same as the Least Common Multiple of 2, 4 and 40.

To calculate what to multiply each denominator and corresponding numerator by, we divided the LCD by each of the denominators.