8/53 Simplified
What is 8/53 Simplified?
The fraction 8/53 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 8 and denominator 53 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 8/53 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 8/53 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [8] and denominator [53].
GCF of 8 and 53 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [8] and denominator [53] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 8/53 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 8/53 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [8] and denominator [53].
Prime Factors of 8: 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 8/53 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [8] and denominator [53] 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 (8/53) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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