What is 57/38 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 57/38 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 57/38 simplified to lowest terms is 3/2

57

/

38

=

3

/

2

3/2 is the simplified fraction of 57/38.

Since the numerator [57] 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:

3

/

2

=1

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 57/38 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 57/38 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [57] and denominator [38].

GCF of 57 and 38 is 19

And then divide both the numerator [57] and denominator [38] by the GCF [19].

57 ÷ 19

/

38 ÷ 19

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 57/38 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 57/38 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [57] and denominator [38].

Prime Factors of 57: 3,19

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:

3 × 19

/

2 × 19

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 57/38 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [57] 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.

57 ÷ 19

/

38 ÷ 19

=

3

/

2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
57/23	57/23
57/24	19/8
57/25	57/25
57/26	57/26
57/27	19/9
57/28	57/28
57/29	57/29
57/30	19/10
57/31	57/31
57/32	57/32
57/33	19/11
57/34	57/34
57/35	57/35
57/36	19/12
57/37	57/37
57/38	3/2
57/39	19/13
57/40	57/40
57/41	57/41
57/42	19/14
57/43	57/43
57/44	57/44
57/45	19/15
57/46	57/46
57/47	57/47
57/48	19/16
57/49	57/49
57/50	57/50
57/51	19/17
57/52	57/52

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 57/38) 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).

57/38 Simplified