What is 53/15 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 53/15 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 53/15 simplified to lowest terms is 53/15

53

/

15

The fraction 53/15 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 53 and denominator 15 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [53] is greater than the denominator [15] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

53

/

15

=3

8

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 53/15 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 53/15 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [53] and denominator [15].

GCF of 53 and 15 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [53] and denominator [15] by the GCF [1].

53 ÷ 1

/

15 ÷ 1

=

53

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 53/15 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 53/15 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [53] and denominator [15].

Prime Factors of 53: 53

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

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

53

/

3 × 5

=

53

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 53/15 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [53] and denominator [15] 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 (53/15) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
53/1	53/1
53/2	53/2
53/3	53/3
53/4	53/4
53/5	53/5
53/6	53/6
53/7	53/7
53/8	53/8
53/9	53/9
53/10	53/10
53/11	53/11
53/12	53/12
53/13	53/13
53/14	53/14
53/15	53/15
53/16	53/16
53/17	53/17
53/18	53/18
53/19	53/19
53/20	53/20
53/21	53/21
53/22	53/22
53/23	53/23
53/24	53/24
53/25	53/25
53/26	53/26
53/27	53/27
53/28	53/28
53/29	53/29
53/30	53/30

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 53/15) 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).

53/15 Simplified