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What is the least common denominator of
1
12
and
1
8
?

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Answer:

The least common denominator of 1/8 and 1/12 is 24

Explanation:

The denominators of these fractions are 8 and 12. The most occurrences of the prime numbers 2 and 3 are 2 × 2 × 2 in 8 and 3 in 12. Now we have to multiply all of the factors together.

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