What is 357/189 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 357/189 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 357/189 simplified to lowest terms is 17/9

357

189

=

17

9

17/9 is the simplified fraction of 357/189.

Since the numerator [357] is greater than the denominator [189] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

17

9

=1

8

9

Simplifying Fraction 357/189 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 357/189 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [357] and denominator [189].

GCF of 357 and 189 is 21

And then divide both the numerator [357] and denominator [189] by the GCF [21].

357 ÷ 21

189 ÷ 21

=

17

9

Simplifying Fraction 357/189 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 357/189 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [357] and denominator [189].

Prime Factors of 357: 3,7,17

Prime Factors of 189: 3,3,3,7

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

3 × 7 × 17

3 × 3 × 3 × 7

=

17

9

Simplifying Fraction 357/189 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [357] and denominator [189] 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

189 ÷ 3

=

119

63

119 ÷ 7

63 ÷ 7

=

17

9

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
357/174	119/58
357/175	51/25
357/176	357/176
357/177	119/59
357/178	357/178
357/179	357/179
357/180	119/60
357/181	357/181
357/182	51/26
357/183	119/61
357/184	357/184
357/185	357/185
357/186	119/62
357/187	21/11
357/188	357/188
357/189	17/9
357/190	357/190
357/191	357/191
357/192	119/64
357/193	357/193
357/194	357/194
357/195	119/65
357/196	51/28
357/197	357/197
357/198	119/66
357/199	357/199
357/200	357/200
357/201	119/67
357/202	357/202
357/203	51/29

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357/189 Simplified