What is 38/27 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 38/27 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 38/27 simplified to lowest terms is 38/27

38

/

27

The fraction 38/27 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 38 and denominator 27 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [38] is greater than the denominator [27] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

38

/

27

=1

11

/

27

Simplifying Fraction 38/27 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 38/27 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [38] and denominator [27].

GCF of 38 and 27 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [38] and denominator [27] by the GCF [1].

38 ÷ 1

/

27 ÷ 1

=

38

/

27

Simplifying Fraction 38/27 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 38/27 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [38] and denominator [27].

Prime Factors of 38: 2,19

Prime Factors of 27: 3,3,3

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

2 × 19

/

3 × 3 × 3

=

38

/

27

Simplifying Fraction 38/27 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [38] and denominator [27] 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 (38/27) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
38/12	19/6
38/13	38/13
38/14	19/7
38/15	38/15
38/16	19/8
38/17	38/17
38/18	19/9
38/19	2/1
38/20	19/10
38/21	38/21
38/22	19/11
38/23	38/23
38/24	19/12
38/25	38/25
38/26	19/13
38/27	38/27
38/28	19/14
38/29	38/29
38/30	19/15
38/31	38/31
38/32	19/16
38/33	38/33
38/34	19/17
38/35	38/35
38/36	19/18
38/37	38/37
38/38	1/1
38/39	38/39
38/40	19/20
38/41	38/41

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 38/27) 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).

38/27 Simplified