Simplify the operation
Reduce (simplify) the fractions to their lowest terms equivalents:
- To reduce a fraction to the lowest terms equivalent: divide both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, GCF.
The fraction: - 654/6
- The prime factorizations of the numerator and denominator:
- 654 = 2 × 3 × 109
- 6 = 2 × 3
- 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 (654; 6) = 2 × 3 = 6
- 654/6 = - (654 ÷ 6)/(6 ÷ 6) = - 109/1 = - 109
The fraction can also be reduced without calculating GCF; factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors:
- 654/6 = - (2 × 3 × 109)/(2 × 3) = - ((2 × 3 × 109) ÷ (2 × 3))/((2 × 3) ÷ (2 × 3)) = - 109/1 = - 109
Sort the integer numbers in ascending order.
This is a simple case of comparing and sorting integer numbers.
The integer numbers are a particular case of those fractions that have a denominator equal to 1.
::: The operation of comparing fractions :::
The final answer: