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what is the least common denominator of 1/6, 10/11, 5/12?

Work Shown:

LCM = least common denominator

List out the prime factorization of each denominator

So we have the list of primes 2,3, and 11 that help form the denominators when we multiply some of them together.

The prime 2 shows up at most twice, so 2*2 = 4 is a factor of the LCM

The prime 3 shows up at most one time, meaning 3 is also a factor

The prime 11 shows up at most one time, so 11 is another factor

Multiply these factors to get 4*3*11 = 12*11 = 132

The LCM is 132

Another Approach:

Focus on 1/6 and 10/11 for now. The LCM is 66 because 6*11 = 66. We simply multiply the denominators together. Then we divide over the GCF 1 to get 66/1 = 66.

The LCM of 1/6 and 10/11 is 66

The fractions 1/6 and 10/11 are equivalent to 11/66 and 60/66 respectively

The original list of fractions updates to 11/66, 60/66, 5/12

We've gone from 3 different denominators to now 2 different denominators.

Repeat the steps of multiplying the denominators and dividing by the GCF

66*12 = 792

792/(gcf of 66 and 12) = 792/6 = 132

So the LCM of all the fractions is 132.

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