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Monday, June 13, 2011

the Greatest Common Divisor

The Greatest Common Divisor
Fortunately there is a less tedious method for writing a fraction in its lowest
terms. We find the largest number that divides both the numerator and the
denominator. This number is called the greatest common divisor (GCD). We
factor the GCD from the numerator and denominator and then we rewrite
the fraction in the form:

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