26/23 Simplified
What is 26/23 Simplified?
The fraction 26/23 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 26 and denominator 23 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Since the numerator [26] is greater than the denominator [23] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 26/23 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 26/23 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [26] and denominator [23].
GCF of 26 and 23 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [26] and denominator [23] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 26/23 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 26/23 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [26] and denominator [23].
Prime Factors of 26: 2,13
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 26/23 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [26] and denominator [23] 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 (26/23) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
---|---|
26/8 | 13/4 |
26/9 | 26/9 |
26/10 | 13/5 |
26/11 | 26/11 |
26/12 | 13/6 |
26/13 | 2/1 |
26/14 | 13/7 |
26/15 | 26/15 |
26/16 | 13/8 |
26/17 | 26/17 |
26/18 | 13/9 |
26/19 | 26/19 |
26/20 | 13/10 |
26/21 | 26/21 |
26/22 | 13/11 |
26/23 | 26/23 |
26/24 | 13/12 |
26/25 | 26/25 |
26/26 | 1/1 |
26/27 | 26/27 |
26/28 | 13/14 |
26/29 | 26/29 |
26/30 | 13/15 |
26/31 | 26/31 |
26/32 | 13/16 |
26/33 | 26/33 |
26/34 | 13/17 |
26/35 | 26/35 |
26/36 | 13/18 |
26/37 | 26/37 |