43/18 Simplified
What is 43/18 Simplified?
The fraction 43/18 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 43 and denominator 18 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Since the numerator [43] is greater than the denominator [18] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 43/18 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 43/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [43] and denominator [18].
GCF of 43 and 18 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [43] and denominator [18] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 43/18 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 43/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [43] and denominator [18].
Prime Factors of 18: 2,3,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 43/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [43] and denominator [18] 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 (43/18) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
---|---|
43/3 | 43/3 |
43/4 | 43/4 |
43/5 | 43/5 |
43/6 | 43/6 |
43/7 | 43/7 |
43/8 | 43/8 |
43/9 | 43/9 |
43/10 | 43/10 |
43/11 | 43/11 |
43/12 | 43/12 |
43/13 | 43/13 |
43/14 | 43/14 |
43/15 | 43/15 |
43/16 | 43/16 |
43/17 | 43/17 |
43/18 | 43/18 |
43/19 | 43/19 |
43/20 | 43/20 |
43/21 | 43/21 |
43/22 | 43/22 |
43/23 | 43/23 |
43/24 | 43/24 |
43/25 | 43/25 |
43/26 | 43/26 |
43/27 | 43/27 |
43/28 | 43/28 |
43/29 | 43/29 |
43/30 | 43/30 |
43/31 | 43/31 |
43/32 | 43/32 |