Sort the Common Fractions String 134/209, 126/211, 133/218, 155/223 in Ascending Order. Online Calculator
Multiple fractions 134/209, 126/211, 133/218, 155/223 compared and then sorted in ascending order
To compare and sort multiple fractions, they should either have the same denominator or the same numerator.
The operation of sorting fractions in ascending order:
134/209, 126/211, 133/218, 155/223
Analyze the fractions to be compared and ordered, by category:
positive proper fractions: 134/209, 126/211, 133/218, 155/223
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: 134/209
134/209 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 134 = 2 × 67
- 209 = 11 × 19
- GCF (134; 209) = 1
The fraction: 126/211
126/211 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 126 = 2 × 32 × 7
- 211 is a prime number.
- GCF (126; 211) = 1
The fraction: 133/218
133/218 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 133 = 7 × 19
- 218 = 2 × 109
- GCF (133; 218) = 1
The fraction: 155/223
155/223 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 155 = 5 × 31
- 223 is a prime number.
- GCF (155; 223) = 1
To compare and sort the fractions, make their numerators the same.
To make the fractions' numerators the same - we have to:
- 1) calculate their common numerator
- 2) calculate the expanding number of each fraction
- 3) expand the fractions to equivalent forms having equal numerators
Calculate the common numerator
The common numerator is nothing else than the least common multiple (LCM) of the numerators of the fractions.
To calculate the LCM, we need the prime factorization of the numerators:
134 = 2 × 67
126 = 2 × 32 × 7
133 = 7 × 19
155 = 5 × 31
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 (134, 126, 133, 155) = 2 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 19 × 31 × 67 = 24,861,690
Calculate the expanding number of each fraction:
Divide the LCM by the numerator of each fraction.
134/209 ⟶ 24,861,690 ÷ 134 = (2 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 19 × 31 × 67) ÷ (2 × 67) = 185,535
126/211 ⟶ 24,861,690 ÷ 126 = (2 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 19 × 31 × 67) ÷ (2 × 32 × 7) = 197,315
133/218 ⟶ 24,861,690 ÷ 133 = (2 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 19 × 31 × 67) ÷ (7 × 19) = 186,930
155/223 ⟶ 24,861,690 ÷ 155 = (2 × 32 × 5 × 7 × 19 × 31 × 67) ÷ (5 × 31) = 160,398
Make the numerators of the fractions the same:
- Expand each fraction: multiply both its numerator and denominator by its corresponding expanding number, calculated above.
- This way all the fractions will have the same numerator:
134/209 = (185,535 × 134)/(185,535 × 209) = 24,861,690/38,776,815
126/211 = (197,315 × 126)/(197,315 × 211) = 24,861,690/41,633,465
133/218 = (186,930 × 133)/(186,930 × 218) = 24,861,690/40,750,740
155/223 = (160,398 × 155)/(160,398 × 223) = 24,861,690/35,768,754
The fractions have the same numerator, compare their denominators.
The larger the denominator the smaller the positive fraction.
The larger the denominator the larger the negative fraction.
::: The operation of comparing fractions :::
The final answer:
The fractions sorted in ascending order:
24,861,690/41,633,465 < 24,861,690/40,750,740 < 24,861,690/38,776,815 < 24,861,690/35,768,754
The initial fractions sorted in ascending order:
126/211 < 133/218 < 134/209 < 155/223
How are the numbers written: comma ',' used as a thousands separator; point '.' as a decimal separator; numbers rounded off to max. 12 decimals (if the case). Used symbols: '/' the fraction bar; ÷ dividing; × multiplying; + plus (adding); - minus (subtracting); = equal; ≈ approximately equal.
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