161/690 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 161/690 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [161] and denominator [690].

GCF of 161 and 690 is 23

And then divide both the numerator [161] and denominator [690] by the GCF [23].

Another method to reduce the fraction 161/690 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [161] and denominator [690].

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

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [161] and denominator [690] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.