What is 43/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 43/8 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 43/8 simplified to lowest terms is 43/8

43

/

8

The fraction 43/8 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 43 and denominator 8 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [43] is greater than the denominator [8] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

43

/

8

=5

3

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 43/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 43/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [43] and denominator [8].

GCF of 43 and 8 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [43] and denominator [8] by the GCF [1].

43 ÷ 1

/

8 ÷ 1

=

43

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 43/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 43/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [43] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 43: 43

Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2

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

43

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

43

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 43/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [43] and denominator [8] 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 (43/8) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
43/1	43/1
43/2	43/2
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

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 43/8) 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).

43/8 Simplified