17/12 Simplified

What is 17/12 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 17/12 simplified to lowest terms is 17/12
17
/
12

The fraction 17/12 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 17 and denominator 12 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [17] is greater than the denominator [12] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

17
/
12
=1
5
/
12

Simplifying Fraction 17/12 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 17/12 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [17] and denominator [12].

GCF of 17 and 12 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [17] and denominator [12] by the GCF [1].

17 ÷ 1
/
12 ÷ 1
=
17
/
12

Simplifying Fraction 17/12 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 17/12 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [17] and denominator [12].

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

17
/
2 × 2 × 3
=
17
/
12

Simplifying Fraction 17/12 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [17] and denominator [12] 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 (17/12) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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What is 17/12 Simplified?

Fraction 17/12 simplified to lowest terms is 17/12