What is 357/231 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 357/231 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 357/231 simplified to lowest terms is 17/11

357

231

=

17

11

17/11 is the simplified fraction of 357/231.

Since the numerator [357] is greater than the denominator [231] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

17

11

=1

6

11

Simplifying Fraction 357/231 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 357/231 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [357] and denominator [231].

GCF of 357 and 231 is 21

And then divide both the numerator [357] and denominator [231] by the GCF [21].

357 ÷ 21

231 ÷ 21

=

17

11

Simplifying Fraction 357/231 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 357/231 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [357] and denominator [231].

Prime Factors of 357: 3,7,17

Prime Factors of 231: 3,7,11

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 × 7 × 11

=

17

11

Simplifying Fraction 357/231 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [357] and denominator [231] 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

231 ÷ 3

=

119

77

119 ÷ 7

77 ÷ 7

=

17

11

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
357/216	119/72
357/217	51/31
357/218	357/218
357/219	119/73
357/220	357/220
357/221	21/13
357/222	119/74
357/223	357/223
357/224	51/32
357/225	119/75
357/226	357/226
357/227	357/227
357/228	119/76
357/229	357/229
357/230	357/230
357/231	17/11
357/232	357/232
357/233	357/233
357/234	119/78
357/235	357/235
357/236	357/236
357/237	119/79
357/238	3/2
357/239	357/239
357/240	119/80
357/241	357/241
357/242	357/242
357/243	119/81
357/244	357/244
357/245	51/35

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357/231 Simplified