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

Least Common Denominator (LCD) of 2 and 4

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

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

		X
		2

		Y
		4

The Least Common Denominator of 2 and 4 is 4.

You need to multiply 2 by 2 and 4 by 1 to make them both 4. 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 values and get the same denominator:

		X x 2
		2 x 2

		Y x 1
		4 x 1

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

		2X
		4

		1Y
		4

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

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Notes

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

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