What is 87/24 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 87/24 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 87/24 simplified to lowest terms is 29/8

87

/

24

=

29

/

8

29/8 is the simplified fraction of 87/24.

Since the numerator [87] 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:

29

/

8

=3

5

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 87/24 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 87/24 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [87] and denominator [24].

GCF of 87 and 24 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [87] and denominator [24] by the GCF [3].

87 ÷ 3

/

24 ÷ 3

=

29

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 87/24 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 87/24 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [87] and denominator [24].

Prime Factors of 87: 3,29

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:

3 × 29

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

29

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 87/24 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [87] 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.

87 ÷ 3

/

24 ÷ 3

=

29

/

8

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
87/9	29/3
87/10	87/10
87/11	87/11
87/12	29/4
87/13	87/13
87/14	87/14
87/15	29/5
87/16	87/16
87/17	87/17
87/18	29/6
87/19	87/19
87/20	87/20
87/21	29/7
87/22	87/22
87/23	87/23
87/24	29/8
87/25	87/25
87/26	87/26
87/27	29/9
87/28	87/28
87/29	3/1
87/30	29/10
87/31	87/31
87/32	87/32
87/33	29/11
87/34	87/34
87/35	87/35
87/36	29/12
87/37	87/37
87/38	87/38

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