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: 93/90
- The prime factorizations of the numerator and denominator:
- 93 = 3 × 31
- 90 = 2 × 32 × 5
- 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 (93; 90) = 3
93/90 = (93 ÷ 3)/(90 ÷ 3) = 31/30
The fraction can also be reduced without calculating GCF; factor the numerator and denominator and cross out all the common prime factors:
93/90 = (3 × 31)/(2 × 32 × 5) = ((3 × 31) ÷ 3)/((2 × 32 × 5) ÷ 3) = 31/30
The fraction: 99/99
99/99 = (99 ÷ 99)/(99 ÷ 99) = 1/1 = 1