# Finding the Least Common Denominator

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-the-least-common-denominator/319371>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 18, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-the-least-common-denominator/319371 "2011-02-18T04:48:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![santanoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@santanoa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/santanoa)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/finding-the-least-common-denominator/319371/1 "2011-02-18T04:48:31Z")

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While not specifically an AS3 question, I want to know how to find the Least Common Denominator between two fractions so I can make them into integers. I understand to do this you probably need to get the denominator itself but I can’t figure out a way mathematically to do this. Thanks