What is 37/17 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 37/17 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 37/17 simplified to lowest terms is 37/17

37

/

17

The fraction 37/17 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 37 and denominator 17 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [37] is greater than the denominator [17] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

37

/

17

=2

3

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 37/17 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 37/17 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [37] and denominator [17].

GCF of 37 and 17 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [37] and denominator [17] by the GCF [1].

37 ÷ 1

/

17 ÷ 1

=

37

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 37/17 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 37/17 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [37] and denominator [17].

Prime Factors of 37: 37

Prime Factors of 17: 17

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

37

/

17

=

37

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 37/17 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [37] and denominator [17] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (37/17) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
37/2	37/2
37/3	37/3
37/4	37/4
37/5	37/5
37/6	37/6
37/7	37/7
37/8	37/8
37/9	37/9
37/10	37/10
37/11	37/11
37/12	37/12
37/13	37/13
37/14	37/14
37/15	37/15
37/16	37/16
37/17	37/17
37/18	37/18
37/19	37/19
37/20	37/20
37/21	37/21
37/22	37/22
37/23	37/23
37/24	37/24
37/25	37/25
37/26	37/26
37/27	37/27
37/28	37/28
37/29	37/29
37/30	37/30
37/31	37/31

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 37/17) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

37/17 Simplified