What is 23/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 23/8 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 23/8 simplified to lowest terms is 23/8

23

/

8

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:

23

/

8

=2

7

/

8

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].

23 ÷ 1

/

8 ÷ 1

=

23

/

8

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 23: 23

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:

23

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

23

/

8

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

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 23/8) 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).

23/8 Simplified