What is 162/117 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 162/117 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 162/117 simplified to lowest terms is 18/13

162

117

=

18

13

18/13 is the simplified fraction of 162/117.

Since the numerator [162] is greater than the denominator [117] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

18

13

=1

5

13

Simplifying Fraction 162/117 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 162/117 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [162] and denominator [117].

GCF of 162 and 117 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [162] and denominator [117] by the GCF [9].

162 ÷ 9

117 ÷ 9

=

18

13

Simplifying Fraction 162/117 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 162/117 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [162] and denominator [117].

Prime Factors of 162: 2,3,3,3,3

Prime Factors of 117: 3,3,13

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

2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3

3 × 3 × 13

=

18

13

Simplifying Fraction 162/117 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [162] and denominator [117] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

162 ÷ 3

117 ÷ 3

=

54

39

54 ÷ 3

39 ÷ 3

=

18

13

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
162/102	27/17
162/103	162/103
162/104	81/52
162/105	54/35
162/106	81/53
162/107	162/107
162/108	3/2
162/109	162/109
162/110	81/55
162/111	54/37
162/112	81/56
162/113	162/113
162/114	27/19
162/115	162/115
162/116	81/58
162/117	18/13
162/118	81/59
162/119	162/119
162/120	27/20
162/121	162/121
162/122	81/61
162/123	54/41
162/124	81/62
162/125	162/125
162/126	9/7
162/127	162/127
162/128	81/64
162/129	54/43
162/130	81/65
162/131	162/131

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162/117 Simplified