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: 776/8
- The prime factorizations of the numerator and denominator:
- 776 = 23 × 97
- 8 = 23
- 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 (776; 8) = 23 = 8
776/8 = (776 ÷ 8)/(8 ÷ 8) = 97/1 = 97
The fraction can also be reduced without calculating GCF; factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors:
776/8 = (23 × 97)/23 = ((23 × 97) ÷ 23)/(23 ÷ 23) = 97/1 = 97
The fraction: 779/14
779/14 is already reduced to the lowest terms.
The numerator and denominator have no common prime factors:
- 779 = 19 × 41
- 14 = 2 × 7
- GCF (779; 14) = 1