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The correct version is greatest common denominator. The lowest common denominator is usually 1.
by tylan1 10y ago
The correct version is greatest common denominator. The lowest common denominator is usually 1.
- level3 10y agoMaybe you're thinking of divisor instead of denominator?
- foota 10y agoThey're pretty much the same thing, some fractions are expressed as numerator/denominator
- level3 10y agoDivisor in the sense of greatest common divisor is not the same as a denominator. More to the point, we may indeed care about greatest common divisors, but we also care about least common denominators (i.e. least common multiples)