What is 86/2 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 86/2 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 86/2 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [86] and denominator [2].

GCF of 86 and 2 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [86] and denominator [2] by the GCF [2].

86 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

43

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 86/2 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 86/2 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [86] and denominator [2].

Prime Factors of 86: 2,43

Prime Factors of 2: 2

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

2 × 43

/

2

=

43

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 86/2 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [86] and denominator [2] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

86 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

43

/

1

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
86/1	86/1
86/2	43/1
86/3	86/3
86/4	43/2
86/5	86/5
86/6	43/3
86/7	86/7
86/8	43/4
86/9	86/9
86/10	43/5
86/11	86/11
86/12	43/6
86/13	86/13
86/14	43/7
86/15	86/15
86/16	43/8
86/17	86/17
86/18	43/9
86/19	86/19
86/20	43/10
86/21	86/21
86/22	43/11
86/23	86/23
86/24	43/12
86/25	86/25
86/26	43/13
86/27	86/27
86/28	43/14
86/29	86/29
86/30	43/15

86/2 Simplified

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