55/55 Simplified
What is 55/55 Simplified?
Answer
1/1 is the simplified fraction of 55/55.
Since the numerator [55] is greater than the denominator [55] and numerator is a multiple of the denominator, so we can convert it into a whole number:
Since the numerator [55] is equal to the denominator [55] so our fraction is equal to 1.
Simplifying Fraction 55/55 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 55/55 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [55] and denominator [55].
GCF of 55 and 55 is 55
And then divide both the numerator [55] and denominator [55] by the GCF [55].
Simplifying Fraction 55/55 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 55/55 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [55] and denominator [55].
Prime Factors of 55: 5,11
Prime Factors of 55: 5,11
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 55/55 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [55] and denominator [55] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.
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