👉 Componendo is a mathematical operation in which two or more numbers are divided by their greatest common divisor (GCD). It is often used to simplify complex fractions. For example, if we have three fractions:
1/2 + 1/3
We can use componendo to find the new fraction that represents the sum of these two fractions.
1/2 + 1/3 = (1
3 + 1
2) / (2
3)
= 4