What is 44/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 44/8 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 44/8 simplified to lowest terms is 11/2

44

/

8

=

11

/

2

11/2 is the simplified fraction of 44/8.

Since the numerator [44] 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:

11

/

2

=5

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 44/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 44/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [44] and denominator [8].

GCF of 44 and 8 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [44] and denominator [8] by the GCF [4].

44 ÷ 4

/

8 ÷ 4

=

11

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 44/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 44/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [44] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 44: 2,2,11

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:

2 × 2 × 11

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

11

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 44/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [44] 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.

44 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

22

/

4

22 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

11

/

2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
44/1	44/1
44/2	22/1
44/3	44/3
44/4	11/1
44/5	44/5
44/6	22/3
44/7	44/7
44/8	11/2
44/9	44/9
44/10	22/5
44/11	4/1
44/12	11/3
44/13	44/13
44/14	22/7
44/15	44/15
44/16	11/4
44/17	44/17
44/18	22/9
44/19	44/19
44/20	11/5
44/21	44/21
44/22	2/1
44/23	44/23
44/24	11/6
44/25	44/25
44/26	22/13
44/27	44/27
44/28	11/7
44/29	44/29
44/30	22/15

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44/8 Simplified