Finnding greates common denoinator

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The discussion focuses on finding the greatest common denominator (GCD) of a list of non-integer numbers. Participants express confusion about the concept of GCD for non-integers and the initial steps to approach the problem, such as removing duplicates and sorting the numbers. There is an observation that the numbers might be organized vertically, though its significance is unclear. The thread highlights the need for clarification on how to handle GCD calculations in this context. Overall, the conversation revolves around understanding the GCD for a set of decimal values.
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Find GCD of the following #S
2.3, 1.8, 3, 2.5, 1.7, 2.3, 3.4,
2.6, 3.1, 3, 2.5, 1.7, 2.3, 3.9,
3.1, 3.2, 3, 2.6, 1.8, 2.4, 4,
3.9, 3.6, 3.3, 3.5, 2.3, 2.6, 4.5,
4.3, 3.8, 3.3, 3.6, 3.5, 3.3, 4.7,
4.4, 4.5, 3.4, 4.4, 3.8, 3.9, 4.8,
4.4, 4.9, 5, 4.5, 3.9, 4.4, 5.4,
4.6, 5.6, 5, 4.7, 4.3, 5.1, 5.4,
5.5, 5.7, 5.8, 5.7, 4.5, 5.5, 5.6,
5.9, 6.2, 6.2, 6.3, 5.5, 6.4, 6.3,



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Didnt know where to start
 
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What does the GCD of non-integers even mean? But the first step would be to remove duplicates and possibly sort them.

edit: they appear to be in order going vertically. Dunno what that means though.
 
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