31/18 Simplified
What is 31/18 Simplified?
The fraction 31/18 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 31 and denominator 18 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Since the numerator [31] is greater than the denominator [18] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 31/18 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 31/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [31] and denominator [18].
GCF of 31 and 18 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [31] and denominator [18] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 31/18 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 31/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [31] and denominator [18].
Prime Factors of 18: 2,3,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 31/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [31] and denominator [18] 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 (31/18) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
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31/3 | 31/3 |
31/4 | 31/4 |
31/5 | 31/5 |
31/6 | 31/6 |
31/7 | 31/7 |
31/8 | 31/8 |
31/9 | 31/9 |
31/10 | 31/10 |
31/11 | 31/11 |
31/12 | 31/12 |
31/13 | 31/13 |
31/14 | 31/14 |
31/15 | 31/15 |
31/16 | 31/16 |
31/17 | 31/17 |
31/18 | 31/18 |
31/19 | 31/19 |
31/20 | 31/20 |
31/21 | 31/21 |
31/22 | 31/22 |
31/23 | 31/23 |
31/24 | 31/24 |
31/25 | 31/25 |
31/26 | 31/26 |
31/27 | 31/27 |
31/28 | 31/28 |
31/29 | 31/29 |
31/30 | 31/30 |
31/31 | 1/1 |
31/32 | 31/32 |