What is 357/126 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 357/126 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 357/126 simplified to lowest terms is 17/6

357

126

=

17

6

17/6 is the simplified fraction of 357/126.

Since the numerator [357] is greater than the denominator [126] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

17

6

=2

5

6

Simplifying Fraction 357/126 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 357/126 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [357] and denominator [126].

GCF of 357 and 126 is 21

And then divide both the numerator [357] and denominator [126] by the GCF [21].

357 ÷ 21

126 ÷ 21

=

17

6

Simplifying Fraction 357/126 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 357/126 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [357] and denominator [126].

Prime Factors of 357: 3,7,17

Prime Factors of 126: 2,3,3,7

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

3 × 7 × 17

2 × 3 × 3 × 7

=

17

6

Simplifying Fraction 357/126 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [357] and denominator [126] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

357 ÷ 3

126 ÷ 3

=

119

42

119 ÷ 7

42 ÷ 7

=

17

6

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
357/111	119/37
357/112	51/16
357/113	357/113
357/114	119/38
357/115	357/115
357/116	357/116
357/117	119/39
357/118	357/118
357/119	3/1
357/120	119/40
357/121	357/121
357/122	357/122
357/123	119/41
357/124	357/124
357/125	357/125
357/126	17/6
357/127	357/127
357/128	357/128
357/129	119/43
357/130	357/130
357/131	357/131
357/132	119/44
357/133	51/19
357/134	357/134
357/135	119/45
357/136	21/8
357/137	357/137
357/138	119/46
357/139	357/139
357/140	51/20

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357/126 Simplified