What is 279/27 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 279/27 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 279/27 simplified to lowest terms is 31/3

279

/

27

=

31

/

3

31/3 is the simplified fraction of 279/27.

Since the numerator [279] is greater than the denominator [27] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

31

/

3

=10

1

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 279/27 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 279/27 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [279] and denominator [27].

GCF of 279 and 27 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [279] and denominator [27] by the GCF [9].

279 ÷ 9

/

27 ÷ 9

=

31

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 279/27 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 279/27 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [279] and denominator [27].

Prime Factors of 279: 3,3,31

Prime Factors of 27: 3,3,3

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

3 × 3 × 31

/

3 × 3 × 3

=

31

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 279/27 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [279] and denominator [27] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

279 ÷ 3

/

27 ÷ 3

=

93

/

9

93 ÷ 3

/

9 ÷ 3

=

31

/

3

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
279/12	93/4
279/13	279/13
279/14	279/14
279/15	93/5
279/16	279/16
279/17	279/17
279/18	31/2
279/19	279/19
279/20	279/20
279/21	93/7
279/22	279/22
279/23	279/23
279/24	93/8
279/25	279/25
279/26	279/26
279/27	31/3
279/28	279/28
279/29	279/29
279/30	93/10
279/31	9/1
279/32	279/32
279/33	93/11
279/34	279/34
279/35	279/35
279/36	31/4
279/37	279/37
279/38	279/38
279/39	93/13
279/40	279/40
279/41	279/41

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279/27 Simplified