What is 15/38 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 15/38 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 15/38 simplified to lowest terms is 15/38

15

/

38

=

15

/

38

The fraction 15/38 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 15 and denominator 38 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 15/38 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/38 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [38].

GCF of 15 and 38 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [38] by the GCF [1].

15 ÷ 1

/

38 ÷ 1

=

15

/

38

Simplifying Fraction 15/38 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/38 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [38].

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

Prime Factors of 38: 2,19

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

3 × 5

/

2 × 19

=

15

/

38

Simplifying Fraction 15/38 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [15] and denominator [38] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (15/38) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
15/23	15/23
15/24	5/8 (⅝)
15/25	3/5 (⅗)
15/26	15/26
15/27	5/9
15/28	15/28
15/29	15/29
15/30	1/2 (½)
15/31	15/31
15/32	15/32
15/33	5/11
15/34	15/34
15/35	3/7
15/36	5/12
15/37	15/37
15/38	15/38
15/39	5/13
15/40	3/8 (⅜)
15/41	15/41
15/42	5/14
15/43	15/43
15/44	15/44
15/45	1/3 (⅓)
15/46	15/46
15/47	15/47
15/48	5/16
15/49	15/49
15/50	3/10
15/51	5/17
15/52	15/52

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 15/38) 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).

15/38 Simplified