Sort the Common Fractions String 509/585, 58/85, 75/128, 5,256/10,625, 36/78, 1,200/2,757, 135/304 in Ascending Order. Online Calculator
Multiple fractions 509/585, 58/85, 75/128, 5,256/10,625, 36/78, 1,200/2,757, 135/304 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:
509/585, 58/85, 75/128, 5,256/10,625, 36/78, 1,200/2,757, 135/304
Analyze the fractions to be compared and ordered, by category:
positive proper fractions: 509/585, 58/85, 75/128, 5,256/10,625, 36/78, 1,200/2,757, 135/304
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: 509/585
509/585 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 509 is a prime number.
- 585 = 32 × 5 × 13
- GCF (509; 585) = 1
The fraction: 58/85
58/85 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 58 = 2 × 29
- 85 = 5 × 17
- GCF (58; 85) = 1
The fraction: 75/128
75/128 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 75 = 3 × 52
- 128 = 27
- GCF (75; 128) = 1
The fraction: 5,256/10,625
5,256/10,625 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 5,256 = 23 × 32 × 73
- 10,625 = 54 × 17
- GCF (5,256; 10,625) = 1
The fraction: 36/78
- The prime factorizations of the numerator and denominator:
- 36 = 22 × 32
- 78 = 2 × 3 × 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 (36; 78) = 2 × 3 = 6
36/78 = (36 ÷ 6)/(78 ÷ 6) = 6/13
The fraction can also be reduced without calculating GCF; factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors:
36/78 = (22 × 32)/(2 × 3 × 13) = ((22 × 32) ÷ (2 × 3))/((2 × 3 × 13) ÷ (2 × 3)) = 6/13
The fraction: 1,200/2,757
- 1,200 = 24 × 3 × 52
- 2,757 = 3 × 919
- GCF (1,200; 2,757) = 3
1,200/2,757 = (1,200 ÷ 3)/(2,757 ÷ 3) = 400/919
The fraction can also be reduced without calculating GCF; factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors:
1,200/2,757 = (24 × 3 × 52)/(3 × 919) = ((24 × 3 × 52) ÷ 3)/((3 × 919) ÷ 3) = 400/919
The fraction: 135/304
135/304 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 135 = 33 × 5
- 304 = 24 × 19
- GCF (135; 304) = 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:
509 is a prime number.
58 = 2 × 29
75 = 3 × 52
5,256 = 23 × 32 × 73
6 = 2 × 3
400 = 24 × 52
135 = 33 × 5
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 (509, 58, 75, 5256, 6, 400, 135) = 24 × 33 × 52 × 29 × 73 × 509 = 11,637,572,400
Calculate the expanding number of each fraction:
Divide the LCM by the numerator of each fraction.
509/585 ⟶ 11,637,572,400 ÷ 509 = (24 × 33 × 52 × 29 × 73 × 509) ÷ 509 = 22,863,600
58/85 ⟶ 11,637,572,400 ÷ 58 = (24 × 33 × 52 × 29 × 73 × 509) ÷ (2 × 29) = 200,647,800
75/128 ⟶ 11,637,572,400 ÷ 75 = (24 × 33 × 52 × 29 × 73 × 509) ÷ (3 × 52) = 155,167,632
5,256/10,625 ⟶ 11,637,572,400 ÷ 5,256 = (24 × 33 × 52 × 29 × 73 × 509) ÷ (23 × 32 × 73) = 2,214,150
6/13 ⟶ 11,637,572,400 ÷ 6 = (24 × 33 × 52 × 29 × 73 × 509) ÷ (2 × 3) = 1,939,595,400
400/919 ⟶ 11,637,572,400 ÷ 400 = (24 × 33 × 52 × 29 × 73 × 509) ÷ (24 × 52) = 29,093,931
135/304 ⟶ 11,637,572,400 ÷ 135 = (24 × 33 × 52 × 29 × 73 × 509) ÷ (33 × 5) = 86,204,240
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:
509/585 = (22,863,600 × 509)/(22,863,600 × 585) = 11,637,572,400/13,375,206,000
58/85 = (200,647,800 × 58)/(200,647,800 × 85) = 11,637,572,400/17,055,063,000
75/128 = (155,167,632 × 75)/(155,167,632 × 128) = 11,637,572,400/19,861,456,896
5,256/10,625 = (2,214,150 × 5,256)/(2,214,150 × 10,625) = 11,637,572,400/23,525,343,750
6/13 = (1,939,595,400 × 6)/(1,939,595,400 × 13) = 11,637,572,400/25,214,740,200
400/919 = (29,093,931 × 400)/(29,093,931 × 919) = 11,637,572,400/26,737,322,589
135/304 = (86,204,240 × 135)/(86,204,240 × 304) = 11,637,572,400/26,206,088,960
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:
11,637,572,400/26,737,322,589 < 11,637,572,400/26,206,088,960 < 11,637,572,400/25,214,740,200 < 11,637,572,400/23,525,343,750 < 11,637,572,400/19,861,456,896 < 11,637,572,400/17,055,063,000 < 11,637,572,400/13,375,206,000
The initial fractions sorted in ascending order:
1,200/2,757 < 135/304 < 36/78 < 5,256/10,625 < 75/128 < 58/85 < 509/585
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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