34/8 Simplified

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].

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

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What is 34/8 Simplified?

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