What is 87/58 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 87/58 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 87/58 simplified to lowest terms is 3/2

87

/

58

=

3

/

2

3/2 is the simplified fraction of 87/58.

Since the numerator [87] is greater than the denominator [58] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

3

/

2

=1

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 87/58 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 87/58 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [87] and denominator [58].

GCF of 87 and 58 is 29

And then divide both the numerator [87] and denominator [58] by the GCF [29].

87 ÷ 29

/

58 ÷ 29

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 87/58 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 87/58 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [87] and denominator [58].

Prime Factors of 87: 3,29

Prime Factors of 58: 2,29

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

3 × 29

/

2 × 29

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 87/58 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [87] and denominator [58] 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 ÷ 29

/

58 ÷ 29

=

3

/

2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
87/43	87/43
87/44	87/44
87/45	29/15
87/46	87/46
87/47	87/47
87/48	29/16
87/49	87/49
87/50	87/50
87/51	29/17
87/52	87/52
87/53	87/53
87/54	29/18
87/55	87/55
87/56	87/56
87/57	29/19
87/58	3/2
87/59	87/59
87/60	29/20
87/61	87/61
87/62	87/62
87/63	29/21
87/64	87/64
87/65	87/65
87/66	29/22
87/67	87/67
87/68	87/68
87/69	29/23
87/70	87/70
87/71	87/71
87/72	29/24

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 87/58) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

87/58 Simplified