23/8 Simplified
What is 23/8 Simplified?
The fraction 23/8 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 23 and denominator 8 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Since the numerator [23] 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:
Simplifying Fraction 23/8 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 23/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [23] and denominator [8].
GCF of 23 and 8 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [23] and denominator [8] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 23/8 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 23/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [23] and denominator [8].
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:
Simplifying Fraction 23/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [23] 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 (23/8) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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Fraction Simplification Table
| Fraction | Lowest Terms |
|---|---|
| 23/1 | 23/1 |
| 23/2 | 23/2 |
| 23/3 | 23/3 |
| 23/4 | 23/4 |
| 23/5 | 23/5 |
| 23/6 | 23/6 |
| 23/7 | 23/7 |
| 23/8 | 23/8 |
| 23/9 | 23/9 |
| 23/10 | 23/10 |
| 23/11 | 23/11 |
| 23/12 | 23/12 |
| 23/13 | 23/13 |
| 23/14 | 23/14 |
| 23/15 | 23/15 |
| 23/16 | 23/16 |
| 23/17 | 23/17 |
| 23/18 | 23/18 |
| 23/19 | 23/19 |
| 23/20 | 23/20 |
| 23/21 | 23/21 |
| 23/22 | 23/22 |
| 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 |