Least Common Denominator of 2, 4 and 48 (LCD of 2, 4 and 48)

Least Common Denominator (LCD) of 2, 4, and 48

The Least Common Denominator of 2, 4 and 48, also known as the Lowest Common Denominator of 2, 4 and 48, is useful if you need to add, subtract, or compare three fractions with the denominators of 2, 4 and 48.

The fractions with 2, 4 and 48 denominators will look like this:

		X
		2

		Y
		4

		Z
		48

The Least Common Denominator of 2, 4 and 48 is 48.

You need to multiply 2 by 24, 4 by 12, and 48 by 1 to make them all 48. 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 24
		2 x 24

		Y x 12
		4 x 12

		Z x 1
		48 x 1

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

		24X
		48

		12Y
		48

		1Z
		48

You can substitute X, Y and Z with the numerators of your fractions with 2, 4 and 48 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 48 is the same as the Least Common Multiple of 2, 4 and 48.

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