What is 68/24 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 68/24 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 68/24 simplified to lowest terms is 17/6

68

/

24

=

17

/

6

17/6 is the simplified fraction of 68/24.

Since the numerator [68] is greater than the denominator [24] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

17

/

6

=2

5

/

6

Simplifying Fraction 68/24 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 68/24 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [68] and denominator [24].

GCF of 68 and 24 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [68] and denominator [24] by the GCF [4].

68 ÷ 4

/

24 ÷ 4

=

17

/

6

Simplifying Fraction 68/24 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 68/24 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [68] and denominator [24].

Prime Factors of 68: 2,2,17

Prime Factors of 24: 2,2,2,3

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

2 × 2 × 17

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

17

/

6

Simplifying Fraction 68/24 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [68] and denominator [24] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

68 ÷ 2

/

24 ÷ 2

=

34

/

12

34 ÷ 2

/

12 ÷ 2

=

17

/

6

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
68/9	68/9
68/10	34/5
68/11	68/11
68/12	17/3
68/13	68/13
68/14	34/7
68/15	68/15
68/16	17/4
68/17	4/1
68/18	34/9
68/19	68/19
68/20	17/5
68/21	68/21
68/22	34/11
68/23	68/23
68/24	17/6
68/25	68/25
68/26	34/13
68/27	68/27
68/28	17/7
68/29	68/29
68/30	34/15
68/31	68/31
68/32	17/8
68/33	68/33
68/34	2/1
68/35	68/35
68/36	17/9
68/37	68/37
68/38	34/19

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68/24 Simplified