45/38 Simplified
What is 45/38 Simplified?
The fraction 45/38 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 45 and denominator 38 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Since the numerator [45] is greater than the denominator [38] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 45/38 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 45/38 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [45] and denominator [38].
GCF of 45 and 38 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [45] and denominator [38] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 45/38 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 45/38 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [45] and denominator [38].
Prime Factors of 45: 3,3,5
Prime Factors of 38: 2,19
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 45/38 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [45] and denominator [38] 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 (45/38) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
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45/23 | 45/23 |
45/24 | 15/8 |
45/25 | 9/5 |
45/26 | 45/26 |
45/27 | 5/3 |
45/28 | 45/28 |
45/29 | 45/29 |
45/30 | 3/2 |
45/31 | 45/31 |
45/32 | 45/32 |
45/33 | 15/11 |
45/34 | 45/34 |
45/35 | 9/7 |
45/36 | 5/4 |
45/37 | 45/37 |
45/38 | 45/38 |
45/39 | 15/13 |
45/40 | 9/8 |
45/41 | 45/41 |
45/42 | 15/14 |
45/43 | 45/43 |
45/44 | 45/44 |
45/45 | 1/1 |
45/46 | 45/46 |
45/47 | 45/47 |
45/48 | 15/16 |
45/49 | 45/49 |
45/50 | 9/10 |
45/51 | 15/17 |
45/52 | 45/52 |