What is 46/9 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 46/9 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 46/9 simplified to lowest terms is 46/9

46

/

9

The fraction 46/9 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 46 and denominator 9 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [46] is greater than the denominator [9] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

46

/

9

=5

1

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 46/9 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 46/9 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [46] and denominator [9].

GCF of 46 and 9 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [46] and denominator [9] by the GCF [1].

46 ÷ 1

/

9 ÷ 1

=

46

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 46/9 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 46/9 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [46] and denominator [9].

Prime Factors of 46: 2,23

Prime Factors of 9: 3,3

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

2 × 23

/

3 × 3

=

46

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 46/9 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [46] and denominator [9] 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 (46/9) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
46/1	46/1
46/2	23/1
46/3	46/3
46/4	23/2
46/5	46/5
46/6	23/3
46/7	46/7
46/8	23/4
46/9	46/9
46/10	23/5
46/11	46/11
46/12	23/6
46/13	46/13
46/14	23/7
46/15	46/15
46/16	23/8
46/17	46/17
46/18	23/9
46/19	46/19
46/20	23/10
46/21	46/21
46/22	23/11
46/23	2/1
46/24	23/12
46/25	46/25
46/26	23/13
46/27	46/27
46/28	23/14
46/29	46/29
46/30	23/15

46/9 Simplified

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