What is 51/17 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 51/17 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 51/17 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [51] and denominator [17].

GCF of 51 and 17 is 17

And then divide both the numerator [51] and denominator [17] by the GCF [17].

51 ÷ 17

/

17 ÷ 17

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 51/17 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 51/17 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [51] and denominator [17].

Prime Factors of 51: 3,17

Prime Factors of 17: 17

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

3 × 17

/

17

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 51/17 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [51] and denominator [17] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

51 ÷ 17

/

17 ÷ 17

=

3

/

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
51/2	51/2
51/3	17/1
51/4	51/4
51/5	51/5
51/6	17/2
51/7	51/7
51/8	51/8
51/9	17/3
51/10	51/10
51/11	51/11
51/12	17/4
51/13	51/13
51/14	51/14
51/15	17/5
51/16	51/16
51/17	3/1
51/18	17/6
51/19	51/19
51/20	51/20
51/21	17/7
51/22	51/22
51/23	51/23
51/24	17/8
51/25	51/25
51/26	51/26
51/27	17/9
51/28	51/28
51/29	51/29
51/30	17/10
51/31	51/31

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 51/17 Simplified? (The answer is: 3/1). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '51/17') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 51/17) 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).

51/17 Simplified