diff --git a/src/include/units/bits/ratio_maths.h b/src/include/units/bits/ratio_maths.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b11cdeea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/units/bits/ratio_maths.h
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+// The MIT License (MIT)
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2018 Mateusz Pusz, Conor Williams, Oliver Schonrock
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <units/bits/external/hacks.h>
+#include <units/concepts.h>
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <cassert>
+#include <cmath>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <numeric>
+#include <tuple>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace units::detail {
+
+template<typename T>
+[[nodiscard]] constexpr T abs(T v) noexcept
+{
+  return v < 0 ? -v : v;
+}
+
+// the following functions enable gcd and related computations on ratios
+// with exponents. They avoid overflow. Further information here:
+// https://github.com/mpusz/units/issues/62#issuecomment-588152833
+
+// Computes (a * b) mod m relies on unsigned integer arithmetic, should not
+// overflow
+constexpr std::uint64_t mulmod(std::uint64_t a, std::uint64_t b, std::uint64_t m)
+{
+  std::uint64_t res = 0;
+
+  if (b >= m) {
+    if (m > UINT64_MAX / 2u) {
+      b -= m;
+    } else {
+      b %= m;
+    }
+  }
+
+  while (a != 0) {
+    if (a & 1) {
+      if (b >= m - res) {
+        res -= m;
+      }
+      res += b;
+    }
+    a >>= 1;
+
+    std::uint64_t temp_b = b;
+    if (b >= m - b) {
+      temp_b -= m;
+    }
+    b += temp_b;
+  }
+
+  return res;
+}
+
+// Calculates (a ^ e) mod m , should not overflow.
+constexpr std::uint64_t modpow(std::uint64_t a, std::uint64_t e, std::uint64_t m)
+{
+  a %= m;
+  std::uint64_t result = 1;
+
+  while (e > 0) {
+    if (e & 1) {
+      result = mulmod(result, a, m);
+    }
+    a = mulmod(a, a, m);
+    e >>= 1;
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+// gcd(a * 10 ^ e, b), should not overflow
+constexpr std::intmax_t gcdpow(std::intmax_t a, std::intmax_t e, std::intmax_t b) noexcept
+{
+  assert(a > 0);
+  assert(e >= 0);
+  assert(b > 0);
+
+  // gcd(i, j) = gcd(j, i mod j) for j != 0 Euclid;
+  //
+  // gcd(a 10^e, b) = gcd(b, a 10^e mod b)
+  //
+  // (a 10^e) mod b -> [ (a mod b) (10^e mod b) ] mod b
+
+  return std::gcd(
+      b, static_cast<std::intmax_t>(mulmod(static_cast<std::uint64_t>(a % b),
+                                           modpow(10, static_cast<std::uint64_t>(e), static_cast<std::uint64_t>(b)),
+                                           static_cast<std::uint64_t>(b))));
+}
+
+constexpr void cwap(std::intmax_t& lhs, std::intmax_t& rhs)
+{
+  std::intmax_t tmp = lhs;
+  lhs = rhs;
+  rhs = tmp;
+}
+
+// Computes the rational gcd of n1/d1 x 10^e1 and n2/d2 x 10^e2
+constexpr auto gcd_frac(std::intmax_t n1, std::intmax_t d1, std::intmax_t e1, std::intmax_t n2, std::intmax_t d2,
+                        std::intmax_t e2) noexcept
+{
+  // Short cut for equal ratios
+  if (n1 == n2 && d1 == d2 && e1 == e2) {
+    return std::array{n1, d1, e1};
+  }
+
+  if (e2 > e1) {
+    detail::cwap(n1, n2);
+    detail::cwap(d1, d2);
+    detail::cwap(e1, e2);
+  }
+
+  std::intmax_t exp = e2;  // minimum
+
+  // gcd(a/b,c/d) = gcd(a⋅d, c⋅b) / b⋅d
+
+  assert(std::numeric_limits<std::intmax_t>::max() / n1 > d2);
+  assert(std::numeric_limits<std::intmax_t>::max() / n2 > d1);
+
+  std::intmax_t num = detail::gcdpow(n1 * d2, e1 - e2, n2 * d1);
+
+  assert(std::numeric_limits<std::intmax_t>::max() / d1 > d2);
+
+  std::intmax_t den = d1 * d2;
+
+  std::intmax_t gcd = std::gcd(num, den);
+
+  return std::array{num / gcd, den / gcd, exp};
+}
+
+constexpr auto normalize(std::intmax_t num, std::intmax_t den, std::intmax_t exp)
+{
+  std::intmax_t gcd = std::gcd(num, den);
+  num = num * (den < 0 ? -1 : 1) / gcd;
+  den = detail::abs(den) / gcd;
+
+  while (num % 10 == 0) {
+    num /= 10;
+    ++exp;
+  }
+  while (den % 10 == 0) {
+    den /= 10;
+    --exp;
+  }
+
+  return std::array{num, den, exp};
+}
+
+}  // namespace units::detail
diff --git a/src/include/units/quantity.h b/src/include/units/quantity.h
index 17f9bb69..ba26180f 100644
--- a/src/include/units/quantity.h
+++ b/src/include/units/quantity.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ concept safe_convertible = // exposition only
 template<typename Rep, typename UnitFrom, typename UnitTo>
 concept safe_divisible = // exposition only
     treat_as_floating_point<Rep> ||
-    ratio_divide<typename UnitFrom::ratio, typename UnitTo::ratio>::den == 1;
+    ratio_divide<typename UnitFrom::ratio, typename UnitTo::ratio>::is_integral();
 
 } // namespace detail
 
diff --git a/src/include/units/ratio.h b/src/include/units/ratio.h
index 6d2321a4..f5a9bdcb 100644
--- a/src/include/units/ratio.h
+++ b/src/include/units/ratio.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 #include <units/bits/external/hacks.h>
 #include <units/concepts.h>
+#include <units/bits/ratio_maths.h>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -32,31 +33,6 @@
 
 namespace units {
 
-namespace detail {
-
-template<typename T>
-[[nodiscard]] constexpr T abs(T v) noexcept {
-  return v < 0 ? -v : v;
-}
-
-constexpr std::tuple<std::intmax_t, std::intmax_t, std::intmax_t> normalize(std::intmax_t num, std::intmax_t den, std::intmax_t exp) {
-  std::intmax_t gcd = std::gcd(num, den);
-  num = num * (den < 0 ? -1 : 1) / gcd;
-  den = detail::abs(den) / gcd;
-
-  while (num % 10 == 0) {
-    num /= 10;
-    ++exp;
-  }
-  while (den % 10 == 0) {
-    den /= 10;
-    --exp;
-  }
-  return std::make_tuple(num, den, exp);
-}
-
-}  // namespace detail
-
 template<std::intmax_t Num, std::intmax_t Den = 1, std::intmax_t Exp = 0>
   requires(Den != 0)
 struct ratio {
@@ -67,11 +43,19 @@ struct ratio {
   static constexpr auto norm = detail::normalize(Num, Den, Exp);
 
  public:
-  static constexpr std::intmax_t num = std::get<0>(norm);
-  static constexpr std::intmax_t den = std::get<1>(norm);
-  static constexpr std::intmax_t exp = std::get<2>(norm);
+  static constexpr std::intmax_t num = norm[0];
+  static constexpr std::intmax_t den = norm[1];
+  static constexpr std::intmax_t exp = norm[2];
 
   using type = ratio<num, den, exp>;
+
+  static constexpr bool is_integral() {
+    if constexpr (exp < 0) {
+      return false;
+    } else {
+      return detail::gcdpow(num, exp, den) == den;
+    }
+  }
 };
 
 namespace detail {
@@ -79,49 +63,51 @@ namespace detail {
 template<intmax_t Num, intmax_t Den, intmax_t Exp>
 inline constexpr bool is_ratio<ratio<Num, Den, Exp>> = true;
 
-template<Ratio R1, Ratio R2>
-constexpr std::tuple<std::intmax_t, std::intmax_t, std::intmax_t> ratio_add_detail() {
-  std::intmax_t num1 = R1::num;
-  std::intmax_t num2 = R2::num;
+// unused, and align exponents process could be subject to overflow in extreme cases
 
-  // align exponents
-  std::intmax_t new_exp = R1::exp;
-  if constexpr (R1::exp > R2::exp) {
-    new_exp = R1::exp;
-    while (new_exp > R2::exp) {
-      num1 *= 10;
-      --new_exp;
-    }
-  } else if constexpr (R1::exp < R2::exp) {
-    new_exp = R2::exp;
-    while (R1::exp < new_exp) {
-      num2 *= 10;
-      --new_exp;
-    }
-  }
+// template<Ratio R1, Ratio R2>
+// constexpr auto ratio_add_detail() {
+//   std::intmax_t num1 = R1::num;
+//   std::intmax_t num2 = R2::num;
 
-  // common denominator
-  std::intmax_t lcm_den = std::lcm(R1::den, R2::den);
-  num1 = num1 * (lcm_den / R1::den);
-  num2 = num2 * (lcm_den / R2::den);
+//   // align exponents
+//   std::intmax_t new_exp = R1::exp;
+//   if constexpr (R1::exp > R2::exp) {
+//     new_exp = R1::exp;
+//     while (new_exp > R2::exp) {
+//       num1 *= 10;
+//       --new_exp;
+//     }
+//   } else if constexpr (R1::exp < R2::exp) {
+//     new_exp = R2::exp;
+//     while (R1::exp < new_exp) {
+//       num2 *= 10;
+//       --new_exp;
+//     }
+//   }
 
-  return std::make_tuple(num1 + num2, lcm_den, new_exp);
-}
+//   // common denominator
+//   std::intmax_t lcm_den = std::lcm(R1::den, R2::den);
+//   num1 = num1 * (lcm_den / R1::den);
+//   num2 = num2 * (lcm_den / R2::den);
+
+//   return std::array{num1 + num2, lcm_den, new_exp};
+// }
 
 
-template<Ratio R1, Ratio R2>
-struct ratio_add_impl {
-  static constexpr auto detail = ratio_add_detail<R1, R2>();
-  using type = ratio<std::get<0>(detail), std::get<1>(detail), std::get<2>(detail)>;
-};
+// template<Ratio R1, Ratio R2>
+// struct ratio_add_impl {
+//   static constexpr auto detail = ratio_add_detail<R1, R2>();
+//   using type = ratio<detail[0], detail[1], detail[2]>;
+// };
 }// namespace detail
 
 
-// ratio_add
-template<Ratio R1, Ratio R2>
-using ratio_add = detail::ratio_add_impl<R1, R2>::type;
+// ratio_add : not used
+// template<Ratio R1, Ratio R2>
+// using ratio_add = detail::ratio_add_impl<R1, R2>::type;
 
-// ratio_subtract
+// ratio_subtract : not used
 // TODO implement ratio_subtract
 // template<Ratio R1, Ratio R2>
 // using ratio_subtract = detail::ratio_subtract_impl<R1, R2>::type;
@@ -157,9 +143,9 @@ private:
                                                  safe_multiply(R1::den / gcd2, R2::den / gcd1),
                                                  R1::exp + R2::exp);
 
-  static constexpr std::intmax_t norm_num = std::get<0>(norm);
-  static constexpr std::intmax_t norm_den = std::get<1>(norm);
-  static constexpr std::intmax_t norm_exp = std::get<2>(norm);
+  static constexpr std::intmax_t norm_num = norm[0];
+  static constexpr std::intmax_t norm_den = norm[1];
+  static constexpr std::intmax_t norm_exp = norm[2];
 
 public:
   using type = ratio<norm_num, norm_den, norm_exp>;
@@ -233,22 +219,22 @@ constexpr std::intmax_t sqrt_impl(std::intmax_t v, std::intmax_t l, std::intmax_
 static constexpr std::intmax_t sqrt_impl(std::intmax_t v) { return sqrt_impl(v, 1, v); }
 
 template<Ratio R>
-constexpr std::tuple<std::intmax_t, std::intmax_t, std::intmax_t>  make_exp_even()
+constexpr auto make_exp_even()
 {
   if constexpr (R::exp % 2 == 0)
-    return {R::num, R::den, R::exp}; // already even (incl zero)
+    return std::array{R::num, R::den, R::exp}; // already even (incl zero)
 
   // safely make exp even, so it can be divided by 2 for square root
   if constexpr (R::exp > 0)
-    return {R::num * 10, R::den, R::exp - 1};
+    return std::array{R::num * 10, R::den, R::exp - 1};
   else
-    return {R::num, R::den * 10, R::exp + 1};
+    return std::array{R::num, R::den * 10, R::exp + 1};
 }
 
 template<typename R>
 struct ratio_sqrt_impl {
   constexpr static auto even = detail::make_exp_even<R>();
-  using type = ratio<detail::sqrt_impl(std::get<0>(even)), detail::sqrt_impl(std::get<1>(even)), std::get<2>(even) / 2>;
+  using type = ratio<detail::sqrt_impl(even[0]), detail::sqrt_impl(even[1]), even[2] / 2>;
 };
 
 template<std::intmax_t Den>
@@ -268,9 +254,11 @@ namespace detail {
 // TODO: simplified
 template<typename R1, typename R2>
 struct common_ratio_impl {
-  static constexpr std::intmax_t gcd_num = std::gcd(R1::num, R2::num);
-  static constexpr std::intmax_t gcd_den = std::gcd(R1::den, R2::den);
-  using type = ratio<gcd_num, (R1::den / gcd_den) * R2::den, std::min(R1::exp, R2::exp)>;
+  static constexpr auto res = gcd_frac(R1::num, R1::den, R1::exp, R2::num, R2::den, R2::exp);
+  static constexpr std::intmax_t num = res[0];
+  static constexpr std::intmax_t den = res[1];
+  static constexpr std::intmax_t exp = res[2];
+  using type = ratio<num, den, exp>;
 };
 
 }  // namespace detail
diff --git a/test/unit_test/runtime/fmt_units_test.cpp b/test/unit_test/runtime/fmt_units_test.cpp
index 22cd75a5..bf43b9f2 100644
--- a/test/unit_test/runtime/fmt_units_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit_test/runtime/fmt_units_test.cpp
@@ -170,4 +170,9 @@ TEST_CASE("fmt::format on synthesized unit symbols", "[text][fmt]")
   {
     CHECK(fmt::format("{}", 1q_Npm) == "1 N/m");
   }
+
+  SECTION("addition with common ratio")
+  {
+    CHECK(fmt::format("{}", 1q_in + 1q_yd) == "37 in");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/unit_test/static/ratio_test.cpp b/test/unit_test/static/ratio_test.cpp
index 987bd363..7e68a2fe 100644
--- a/test/unit_test/static/ratio_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unit_test/static/ratio_test.cpp
@@ -80,17 +80,16 @@
   static_assert(std::is_same_v<ratio_sqrt<ratio<9, 1, 2>>, ratio<3, 1, 1>>);
   static_assert(std::is_same_v<ratio_sqrt<ratio<4>>, ratio<2>>);
 
-  static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<1, 2, 0>, units::ratio<1, 3, 0>>, units::ratio<5, 6, 0>>);
-  static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<1, 2, 1>, units::ratio<1, 3, 1>>, units::ratio<5, 6, 1>>);
-  static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<3, 8, 2>, units::ratio<2, 7, 2>>, units::ratio<37, 56, 2>>);
-
-  static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<3, 8, 2>, units::ratio<2, 7, 1>>, units::ratio<226, 56, 1>>);
-  static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<2, 7, 1>, units::ratio<3, 8, 2>>, units::ratio<226, 56, 1>>);
-
-  static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<3, 8, -2>, units::ratio<2, 7, -1>>, units::ratio<181, 56, -2>>);
-  static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<2, 7, -1>, units::ratio<3, 8, -2>>, units::ratio<181, 56, -2>>);
+  // unused
+  // static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<1, 2, 0>, units::ratio<1, 3, 0>>, units::ratio<5, 6, 0>>);
+  // static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<1, 2, 1>, units::ratio<1, 3, 1>>, units::ratio<5, 6, 1>>);
+  // static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<3, 8, 2>, units::ratio<2, 7, 2>>, units::ratio<37, 56, 2>>);
 
+  // static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<3, 8, 2>, units::ratio<2, 7, 1>>, units::ratio<226, 56, 1>>);
+  // static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<2, 7, 1>, units::ratio<3, 8, 2>>, units::ratio<226, 56, 1>>);
 
+  // static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<3, 8, -2>, units::ratio<2, 7, -1>>, units::ratio<181, 56, -2>>);
+  // static_assert(std::is_same_v<units::ratio_add<units::ratio<2, 7, -1>, units::ratio<3, 8, -2>>, units::ratio<181, 56, -2>>);
 
 
   // common_ratio