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: 429/64
429/64 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 429 = 3 × 11 × 13
- 64 = 26
- GCF (429; 64) = 1
The fraction: 425/65
- The prime factorizations of the numerator and denominator:
- 425 = 52 × 17
- 65 = 5 × 13
- 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 (425; 65) = 5
425/65 = (425 ÷ 5)/(65 ÷ 5) = 85/13
The fraction can also be reduced without calculating GCF; factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors:
425/65 = (52 × 17)/(5 × 13) = ((52 × 17) ÷ 5)/((5 × 13) ÷ 5) = 85/13
The fraction: 404/59
404/59 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 404 = 22 × 101
- 59 is a prime number.
- GCF (404; 59) = 1
The fraction: 311/60
311/60 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 311 is a prime number.
- 60 = 22 × 3 × 5
- GCF (311; 60) = 1
The fraction: 259/61
259/61 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 259 = 7 × 37
- 61 is a prime number.
- GCF (259; 61) = 1
The fraction: 266/69
266/69 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 266 = 2 × 7 × 19
- 69 = 3 × 23
- GCF (266; 69) = 1
The fraction: 174/52
- 174 = 2 × 3 × 29
- 52 = 22 × 13
- GCF (174; 52) = 2
174/52 = (174 ÷ 2)/(52 ÷ 2) = 87/26
The fraction can also be reduced without calculating GCF; factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors:
174/52 = (2 × 3 × 29)/(22 × 13) = ((2 × 3 × 29) ÷ 2)/((22 × 13) ÷ 2) = 87/26
The fraction: 134/64
- 134 = 2 × 67
- 64 = 26
- GCF (134; 64) = 2
134/64 = (134 ÷ 2)/(64 ÷ 2) = 67/32
The fraction can also be reduced without calculating GCF; factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors:
134/64 = (2 × 67)/26 = ((2 × 67) ÷ 2)/(26 ÷ 2) = 67/32
The fraction: 102/68
- 102 = 2 × 3 × 17
- 68 = 22 × 17
- GCF (102; 68) = 2 × 17 = 34
102/68 = (102 ÷ 34)/(68 ÷ 34) = 3/2
The fraction can also be reduced without calculating GCF; factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors:
102/68 = (2 × 3 × 17)/(22 × 17) = ((2 × 3 × 17) ÷ (2 × 17))/((22 × 17) ÷ (2 × 17)) = 3/2
Calculate the expanding number of each fraction:
Divide the LCM by the denominator of each fraction.
429/64 ⟶ 1,033,056,960 ÷ 64 = (26 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 23 × 59 × 61) ÷ 26 = 16,141,515
85/13 ⟶ 1,033,056,960 ÷ 13 = (26 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 23 × 59 × 61) ÷ 13 = 79,465,920
404/59 ⟶ 1,033,056,960 ÷ 59 = (26 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 23 × 59 × 61) ÷ 59 = 17,509,440
311/60 ⟶ 1,033,056,960 ÷ 60 = (26 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 23 × 59 × 61) ÷ (22 × 3 × 5) = 17,217,616
259/61 ⟶ 1,033,056,960 ÷ 61 = (26 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 23 × 59 × 61) ÷ 61 = 16,935,360
266/69 ⟶ 1,033,056,960 ÷ 69 = (26 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 23 × 59 × 61) ÷ (3 × 23) = 14,971,840
87/26 ⟶ 1,033,056,960 ÷ 26 = (26 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 23 × 59 × 61) ÷ (2 × 13) = 39,732,960
67/32 ⟶ 1,033,056,960 ÷ 32 = (26 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 23 × 59 × 61) ÷ 25 = 32,283,030
3/2 ⟶ 1,033,056,960 ÷ 2 = (26 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 23 × 59 × 61) ÷ 2 = 516,528,480
Make the denominators 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 denominator:
429/64 = (16,141,515 × 429)/(16,141,515 × 64) = 6,924,709,935/1,033,056,960
85/13 = (79,465,920 × 85)/(79,465,920 × 13) = 6,754,603,200/1,033,056,960
404/59 = (17,509,440 × 404)/(17,509,440 × 59) = 7,073,813,760/1,033,056,960
311/60 = (17,217,616 × 311)/(17,217,616 × 60) = 5,354,678,576/1,033,056,960
259/61 = (16,935,360 × 259)/(16,935,360 × 61) = 4,386,258,240/1,033,056,960
266/69 = (14,971,840 × 266)/(14,971,840 × 69) = 3,982,509,440/1,033,056,960
87/26 = (39,732,960 × 87)/(39,732,960 × 26) = 3,456,767,520/1,033,056,960
67/32 = (32,283,030 × 67)/(32,283,030 × 32) = 2,162,963,010/1,033,056,960
3/2 = (516,528,480 × 3)/(516,528,480 × 2) = 1,549,585,440/1,033,056,960