What is 17/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 17/8 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 17/8 simplified to lowest terms is 17/8

17

/

8

The fraction 17/8 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 17 and denominator 8 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [17] 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:

17

/

8

=2

1

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 17/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 17/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [17] and denominator [8].

GCF of 17 and 8 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [17] and denominator [8] by the GCF [1].

17 ÷ 1

/

8 ÷ 1

=

17

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 17/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 17/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [17] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 17: 17

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:

17

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

17

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 17/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [17] 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.

In our case (17/8) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

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

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 17/8) 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).

17/8 Simplified