What is 32/27 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 32/27 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 32/27 simplified to lowest terms is 32/27

32

/

27

The fraction 32/27 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 32 and denominator 27 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [32] 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:

32

/

27

=1

5

/

27

Simplifying Fraction 32/27 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 32/27 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [32] and denominator [27].

GCF of 32 and 27 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [32] and denominator [27] by the GCF [1].

32 ÷ 1

/

27 ÷ 1

=

32

/

27

Simplifying Fraction 32/27 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 32/27 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [32] and denominator [27].

Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2

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:

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

3 × 3 × 3

=

32

/

27

Simplifying Fraction 32/27 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [32] 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.

In our case (32/27) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
32/12	8/3
32/13	32/13
32/14	16/7
32/15	32/15
32/16	2/1
32/17	32/17
32/18	16/9
32/19	32/19
32/20	8/5
32/21	32/21
32/22	16/11
32/23	32/23
32/24	4/3
32/25	32/25
32/26	16/13
32/27	32/27
32/28	8/7
32/29	32/29
32/30	16/15
32/31	32/31
32/32	1/1
32/33	32/33
32/34	16/17
32/35	32/35
32/36	8/9
32/37	32/37
32/38	16/19
32/39	32/39
32/40	4/5 (⅘)
32/41	32/41

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 32/27) 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).

32/27 Simplified