7/32 Simplified
What is 7/32 Simplified?
The fraction 7/32 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 7 and denominator 32 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 7/32 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 7/32 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [7] and denominator [32].
GCF of 7 and 32 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [7] and denominator [32] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 7/32 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 7/32 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [7] and denominator [32].
Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 7/32 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [7] and denominator [32] 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 (7/32) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.