44/5 Simplified
What is 44/5 Simplified?
The fraction 44/5 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 44 and denominator 5 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Since the numerator [44] is greater than the denominator [5] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 44/5 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 44/5 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [44] and denominator [5].
GCF of 44 and 5 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [44] and denominator [5] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 44/5 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 44/5 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [44] and denominator [5].
Prime Factors of 44: 2,2,11
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 44/5 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [44] and denominator [5] 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 (44/5) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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- Fraction Comparison Calculator - Compare two fractions and find out which is larger
- Fraction to Mixed Number Converter - Convert an Improper Fraction to a Mixed Number
- Percent to Fraction Converter - Convert Percents to Fraction
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