What is 34/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 34/8 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 34/8 simplified to lowest terms is 17/4

34

/

8

=

17

/

4

17/4 is the simplified fraction of 34/8.

Since the numerator [34] 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:

17

/

4

=4

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 34/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 34/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [34] and denominator [8].

GCF of 34 and 8 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [34] and denominator [8] by the GCF [2].

34 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

17

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 34/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 34/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [34] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 34: 2,17

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:

2 × 17

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

17

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 34/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [34] 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.

34 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

17

/

4

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
34/1	34/1
34/2	17/1
34/3	34/3
34/4	17/2
34/5	34/5
34/6	17/3
34/7	34/7
34/8	17/4
34/9	34/9
34/10	17/5
34/11	34/11
34/12	17/6
34/13	34/13
34/14	17/7
34/15	34/15
34/16	17/8
34/17	2/1
34/18	17/9
34/19	34/19
34/20	17/10
34/21	34/21
34/22	17/11
34/23	34/23
34/24	17/12
34/25	34/25
34/26	17/13
34/27	34/27
34/28	17/14
34/29	34/29
34/30	17/15

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34/8 Simplified