1,098/653 - 641/1,028 - 704/1,054 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 1,070/665 + 668/1,089 - 691/21 = ? Adding Up Common (Ordinary) Fractions, Online Calculator. Addition Operation Explained Step by Step

Fractions' addition: 1,098/653 - 641/1,028 - 704/1,054 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 1,070/665 + 668/1,089 - 691/21 = ?

Simplify the operation

Reduce (simplify) the fractions to their lowest terms equivalents:

  • To reduce a fraction to its lowest terms equivalent: divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, GCF.
  • * Why do we reduce (simplify) the fractions?
  • By reducing the values of the numerators and denominators of fractions, further calculations with these fractions become easier to do.
  • A fraction that was reduced (simplified) to the lowest terms is one with the smallest possible numerator and denominator, one that can no longer be reduced, and it is called an irreducible fraction.

* * *

The fraction: 1,098/653

1,098/653 is already reduced to the lowest terms.


  • The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors.
  • Their prime factorization:
  • 1,098 = 2 × 32 × 61
  • 653 is a prime number
  • GCF (2 × 32 × 61; 653) = 1

The fraction: - 641/1,028

- 641/1,028 is already reduced to the lowest terms.


  • The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors.
  • Their prime factorization:
  • 641 is a prime number
  • 1,028 = 22 × 257
  • GCF (641; 22 × 257) = 1

The fraction: - 704/1,054

  • The prime factorizations of the numerator and denominator:
  • 704 = 26 × 11
  • 1,054 = 2 × 17 × 31
  • Multiply all the common prime factors: if there are repeating prime factors we only take them once, and only the ones having the lowest exponent (the lowest powers).
  • GCF (704; 1,054) = 2

- 704/1,054 = - (704 ÷ 2)/(1,054 ÷ 2) = - 352/527


  • Yet another method to simplify the fraction:

  • Without calculating GCF, factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors.
  • - 704/1,054 = - (26 × 11)/(2 × 17 × 31) = - ((26 × 11) ÷ 2)/((2 × 17 × 31) ÷ 2) = - 352/527


The fraction: 704/1,077

704/1,077 is already reduced to the lowest terms.


  • The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors.
  • Their prime factorization:
  • 704 = 26 × 11
  • 1,077 = 3 × 359
  • GCF (26 × 11; 3 × 359) = 1

The fraction: 653/7,304

653/7,304 is already reduced to the lowest terms.


  • The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors.
  • Their prime factorization:
  • 653 is a prime number
  • 7,304 = 23 × 11 × 83
  • GCF (653; 23 × 11 × 83) = 1

The fraction: - 1,070/665

  • 1,070 = 2 × 5 × 107
  • 665 = 5 × 7 × 19
  • GCF (1,070; 665) = 5

- 1,070/665 = - (1,070 ÷ 5)/(665 ÷ 5) = - 214/133


  • We could have simplified the fraction without calculating the GCF. Just factor the numerator and denominator and cross out the common prime factors.
  • - 1,070/665 = - (2 × 5 × 107)/(5 × 7 × 19) = - ((2 × 5 × 107) ÷ 5)/((5 × 7 × 19) ÷ 5) = - 214/133


The fraction: 668/1,089

668/1,089 is already reduced to the lowest terms.


  • The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors.
  • Their prime factorization:
  • 668 = 22 × 167
  • 1,089 = 32 × 112
  • GCF (22 × 167; 32 × 112) = 1

The fraction: - 691/21

- 691/21 is already reduced to the lowest terms.


  • The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors.
  • Their prime factorization:
  • 691 is a prime number
  • 21 = 3 × 7
  • GCF (691; 3 × 7) = 1


Rewrite the equivalent simplified operation:

1,098/653 - 641/1,028 - 704/1,054 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 1,070/665 + 668/1,089 - 691/21 =


1,098/653 - 641/1,028 - 352/527 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 214/133 + 668/1,089 - 691/21

Rewrite the improper fractions:

  • An improper fraction: the value of the numerator is larger than or equal to the value of the denominator.
  • A proper fraction: the value of the numerator is smaller than the value of the denominator.
  • Each improper fraction will be rewritten as a whole number and a proper fraction, both having the same sign: divide the numerator by the denominator and write down the quotient and the remainder of the division, as shown below.
  • Why do we rewrite the improper fractions?
  • By reducing the value of the numerator of a fraction the calculations are getting easier to perform.
* * *

The fraction: 1,098/653


1,098 ÷ 653 = 1 and the remainder = 445 ⇒ 1,098 = 1 × 653 + 445


1,098/653 = (1 × 653 + 445)/653 = (1 × 653)/653 + 445/653 = 1 + 445/653


The fraction: - 214/133


- 214 ÷ 133 = - 1 and the remainder = - 81 ⇒ - 214 = - 1 × 133 - 81


- 214/133 = ( - 1 × 133 - 81)/133 = ( - 1 × 133)/133 - 81/133 = - 1 - 81/133


The fraction: - 691/21


- 691 ÷ 21 = - 32 and the remainder = - 19 ⇒ - 691 = - 32 × 21 - 19


- 691/21 = ( - 32 × 21 - 19)/21 = ( - 32 × 21)/21 - 19/21 = - 32 - 19/21



Rewrite the equivalent simplified operation:

1,098/653 - 641/1,028 - 352/527 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 214/133 + 668/1,089 - 691/21 =


1 + 445/653 - 641/1,028 - 352/527 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 1 - 81/133 + 668/1,089 - 32 - 19/21 =


- 32 + 445/653 - 641/1,028 - 352/527 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 81/133 + 668/1,089 - 19/21

Perform the operation of calculating the fractions.

To add or subtract fractions we need them to have equal denominators (the same common denominator).

  • To perform the operation of calculating the fractions we have to:
  • 1) find their common denominator
  • 2) then calculate the expanding number of each fraction
  • 3) then make their denominators the same by expanding the fractions to equivalent forms - which all have equal denominators (the same denominator)

  • * The common denominator is nothing else than the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators of the fractions.
  • The LCM will be the common denominator of the fractions that we work with.

1) Find the common denominator
Calculate the LCM of the denominators:

The prime factorization of the denominators:


653 is a prime number


1,028 = 22 × 257


527 = 17 × 31


1,077 = 3 × 359


7,304 = 23 × 11 × 83


133 = 7 × 19


1,089 = 32 × 112


21 = 3 × 7


Multiply all the unique prime factors: if there are repeating prime factors we only take them once, and only the ones having the highest exponent (the highest powers).

LCM (653; 1,028; 527; 1,077; 7,304; 133; 1,089; 21) = 23 × 32 × 7 × 112 × 17 × 19 × 31 × 83 × 257 × 359 × 653 = 3,053,507,341,412,354,904



2) Calculate the expanding number of each fraction:

Divide the LCM by the denominator of each fraction.


445/653 ⟶ 3,053,507,341,412,354,904 ÷ 653 = (23 × 32 × 7 × 112 × 17 × 19 × 31 × 83 × 257 × 359 × 653) ÷ 653 = 4,676,121,502,928,568


- 641/1,028 ⟶ 3,053,507,341,412,354,904 ÷ 1,028 = (23 × 32 × 7 × 112 × 17 × 19 × 31 × 83 × 257 × 359 × 653) ÷ (22 × 257) = 2,970,337,880,751,318


- 352/527 ⟶ 3,053,507,341,412,354,904 ÷ 527 = (23 × 32 × 7 × 112 × 17 × 19 × 31 × 83 × 257 × 359 × 653) ÷ (17 × 31) = 5,794,131,577,632,552


704/1,077 ⟶ 3,053,507,341,412,354,904 ÷ 1,077 = (23 × 32 × 7 × 112 × 17 × 19 × 31 × 83 × 257 × 359 × 653) ÷ (3 × 359) = 2,835,197,160,085,752


653/7,304 ⟶ 3,053,507,341,412,354,904 ÷ 7,304 = (23 × 32 × 7 × 112 × 17 × 19 × 31 × 83 × 257 × 359 × 653) ÷ (23 × 11 × 83) = 418,059,603,150,651


- 81/133 ⟶ 3,053,507,341,412,354,904 ÷ 133 = (23 × 32 × 7 × 112 × 17 × 19 × 31 × 83 × 257 × 359 × 653) ÷ (7 × 19) = 22,958,701,815,130,488


668/1,089 ⟶ 3,053,507,341,412,354,904 ÷ 1,089 = (23 × 32 × 7 × 112 × 17 × 19 × 31 × 83 × 257 × 359 × 653) ÷ (32 × 112) = 2,803,955,318,101,336


- 19/21 ⟶ 3,053,507,341,412,354,904 ÷ 21 = (23 × 32 × 7 × 112 × 17 × 19 × 31 × 83 × 257 × 359 × 653) ÷ (3 × 7) = 145,405,111,495,826,424


3) Make fractions' denominators the same:

  • Expand each fraction: multiply both its numerator and denominator by its corresponding expanding number, calculated at the step 2, above. This way all the fractions will have the same denominator.
  • Then keep the common denominator and work only with the numerators of the fractions.

- 32 + 445/653 - 641/1,028 - 352/527 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 81/133 + 668/1,089 - 19/21 =


- 32 + (4,676,121,502,928,568 × 445)/(4,676,121,502,928,568 × 653) - (2,970,337,880,751,318 × 641)/(2,970,337,880,751,318 × 1,028) - (5,794,131,577,632,552 × 352)/(5,794,131,577,632,552 × 527) + (2,835,197,160,085,752 × 704)/(2,835,197,160,085,752 × 1,077) + (418,059,603,150,651 × 653)/(418,059,603,150,651 × 7,304) - (22,958,701,815,130,488 × 81)/(22,958,701,815,130,488 × 133) + (2,803,955,318,101,336 × 668)/(2,803,955,318,101,336 × 1,089) - (145,405,111,495,826,424 × 19)/(145,405,111,495,826,424 × 21) =


- 32 + 2,080,874,068,803,212,760/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 - 1,903,986,581,561,594,838/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 - 2,039,534,315,326,658,304/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 + 1,995,978,800,700,369,408/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 + 272,992,920,857,375,103/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 - 1,859,654,847,025,569,528/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 + 1,873,042,152,491,692,448/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 - 2,762,697,118,420,702,056/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 =


- 32 + (2,080,874,068,803,212,760 - 1,903,986,581,561,594,838 - 2,039,534,315,326,658,304 + 1,995,978,800,700,369,408 + 272,992,920,857,375,103 - 1,859,654,847,025,569,528 + 1,873,042,152,491,692,448 - 2,762,697,118,420,702,056)/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 =


- 32 - 2,342,984,919,481,875,007/3,053,507,341,412,354,904


Reduce (simplify) the fraction to its lowest terms equivalent:

Calculate the greatest common factor, GCF,
of the numerator and denominator of the fraction:

  • The prime factorizations of the numerator and denominator:
  • 2,342,984,919,481,875,007 = 29 × 17 × 5,527 × 48,703,609,243
  • 3,053,507,341,412,354,904 = 210 × 3 × 7 × 1.4199717919514E+14

Multiply all the common prime factors: if there are repeating prime factors we only take them once, and only the ones having the lowest exponent (the lowest powers).


GCF (2,342,984,919,481,875,007; 3,053,507,341,412,354,904) = GCF (29 × 17 × 5,527 × 48,703,609,243; 210 × 3 × 7 × 1.4199717919514E+14) = 29

The fraction can be reduced (simplified):

Divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, GCF.


- 2,342,984,919,481,875,007/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 =

- (2,342,984,919,481,875,007 ÷ 512)/(3,053,507,341,412,354,904 ÷ 3,053,507,341,412,354,904) =

- 4,576,142,420,863,037/5,963,881,526,196,005


We could have simplified the fraction without calculating the GCF. Just factor the numerator and denominator and cross out the common prime factors.


- 2,342,984,919,481,875,007/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 =


- (29 × 17 × 5,527 × 48,703,609,243)/(210 × 3 × 7 × 1.4199717919514E+14) =


- ((29 × 17 × 5,527 × 48,703,609,243) ÷ 29)/((210 × 3 × 7 × 1.4199717919514E+14) ÷ 29) =


- (17 × 5,527 × 48,703,609,243)/(5 × 1,192,776,305,239,201) =


- 4,576,142,420,863,037/5,963,881,526,196,005



Rewrite the equivalent simplified operation:

- 32 - 2,342,984,919,481,875,007/3,053,507,341,412,354,904 =


- 32 - 4,576,142,420,863,037/5,963,881,526,196,005


Rewrite the result

As a mixed number (also called a mixed fraction):

  • A mixed number: a whole number and a proper fraction, both having the same sign.
  • A proper fraction: the value of the numerator is smaller than the value of the denominator.

- 32 - 4,576,142,420,863,037/5,963,881,526,196,005 = - 32 4,576,142,420,863,037/5,963,881,526,196,005

As a negative improper fraction:
(the numerator >= the denominator)

An improper fraction: the value of the numerator is larger than or equal to the value of the denominator.


- 32 - 4,576,142,420,863,037/5,963,881,526,196,005 =


( - 32 × 5,963,881,526,196,005)/5,963,881,526,196,005 - 4,576,142,420,863,037/5,963,881,526,196,005 =


( - 32 × 5,963,881,526,196,005 - 4,576,142,420,863,037)/5,963,881,526,196,005 =


- 195,420,351,259,135,197/5,963,881,526,196,005

As a decimal number:

Simply divide the numerator by the denominator, without a remainder, as shown below:


- 32 - 4,576,142,420,863,037/5,963,881,526,196,005 =


- 32 - 4,576,142,420,863,037 ÷ 5,963,881,526,196,005 ≈


- 32.767309410954 ≈


- 32.77

As a percentage:

  • A percentage value p% is equal to the fraction: p/100, for any decimal number p. So, we need to change the form of the number calculated above, to show a denominator of 100.
  • To do that, multiply the number by the fraction 100/100.
  • The value of the fraction 100/100 = 1, so by multiplying the number by this fraction the result is not changing, only the form.

- 32.767309410954 =


- 32.767309410954 × 100/100 =


( - 32.767309410954 × 100)/100 =


- 3,276.730941095369/100


- 3,276.730941095369% ≈


- 3,276.73%



The final answer:
:: written in four ways ::

As a mixed number (also called a mixed fraction):
1,098/653 - 641/1,028 - 704/1,054 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 1,070/665 + 668/1,089 - 691/21 = - 32 4,576,142,420,863,037/5,963,881,526,196,005

As a negative improper fraction:
(the numerator >= the denominator)
1,098/653 - 641/1,028 - 704/1,054 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 1,070/665 + 668/1,089 - 691/21 = - 195,420,351,259,135,197/5,963,881,526,196,005

As a decimal number:
1,098/653 - 641/1,028 - 704/1,054 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 1,070/665 + 668/1,089 - 691/21 ≈ - 32.77

As a percentage:
1,098/653 - 641/1,028 - 704/1,054 + 704/1,077 + 653/7,304 - 1,070/665 + 668/1,089 - 691/21 ≈ - 3,276.73%

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