What is 14/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 14/8 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 14/8 simplified to lowest terms is 7/4

14

/

8

=

7

/

4

7/4 is the simplified fraction of 14/8.

Since the numerator [14] is greater than the denominator [8] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

7

/

4

=1

3

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 14/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 14/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [14] and denominator [8].

GCF of 14 and 8 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [14] and denominator [8] by the GCF [2].

14 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

7

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 14/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 14/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [14] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 14: 2,7

Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

7

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 14/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [14] and denominator [8] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

14 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

7

/

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
14/1	14/1
14/2	7/1
14/3	14/3
14/4	7/2
14/5	14/5
14/6	7/3
14/7	2/1
14/8	7/4
14/9	14/9
14/10	7/5
14/11	14/11
14/12	7/6
14/13	14/13
14/14	1/1
14/15	14/15
14/16	7/8 (⅞)
14/17	14/17
14/18	7/9
14/19	14/19
14/20	7/10
14/21	2/3 (⅔)
14/22	7/11
14/23	14/23
14/24	7/12
14/25	14/25
14/26	7/13
14/27	14/27
14/28	1/2 (½)
14/29	14/29
14/30	7/15

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 14/8) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

14/8 Simplified