What is 23/38 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 23/38 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 23/38 simplified to lowest terms is 23/38

23

/

38

=

23

/

38

The fraction 23/38 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 23 and denominator 38 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 23/38 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 23/38 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [23] and denominator [38].

GCF of 23 and 38 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [23] and denominator [38] by the GCF [1].

23 ÷ 1

/

38 ÷ 1

=

23

/

38

Simplifying Fraction 23/38 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 23/38 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [23] and denominator [38].

Prime Factors of 23: 23

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:

23

/

2 × 19

=

23

/

38

Simplifying Fraction 23/38 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [23] 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 (23/38) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
23/23	1/1
23/24	23/24
23/25	23/25
23/26	23/26
23/27	23/27
23/28	23/28
23/29	23/29
23/30	23/30
23/31	23/31
23/32	23/32
23/33	23/33
23/34	23/34
23/35	23/35
23/36	23/36
23/37	23/37
23/38	23/38
23/39	23/39
23/40	23/40
23/41	23/41
23/42	23/42
23/43	23/43
23/44	23/44
23/45	23/45
23/46	1/2 (½)
23/47	23/47
23/48	23/48
23/49	23/49
23/50	23/50
23/51	23/51
23/52	23/52

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 23/38 Simplified? (The answer is: 23/38). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '23/38') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 23/38) 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).

23/38 Simplified