Detailed calculations and explanations, below
A common ordinary fraction is made up of
two integer numbers and a fraction bar:
779,422,863,400/899,999,999,995
- The integer number above the bar is called numerator: 779,422,863,400
- The integer number below the bar is called denominator: 899,999,999,995
- The fraction bar means that the numerator is divided by the denominator.
- To get the fraction's value divide the numerator by the denominator:
The value = 779,422,863,400 ÷ 899,999,999,995
To reduce a fraction to the lowest terms equivalent: divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor, GCF
To calculate the greatest common factor, GCF:
- 1. Factor the numerator and the denominator (into prime factors), build their prime factorizations.
- 2. Multiply all their common prime factors, taken by the lowest exponents.
1. Factor the numerator and the denominator:
To factor a number (into prime factors) - or, in other words, to break it down to prime factors - or, in other words, to build its prime factorization: find the prime numbers that multiply together to get that number.
The prime factorizations:
Written with exponents:
779,422,863,400 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 5 × 3,897,114,317 = 23 × 52 × 3,897,114,317
779,422,863,400 is a composite number.
899,999,999,995 = 5 × 479 × 2,617 × 143,593
899,999,999,995 is a composite number.
779,422,863,400/899,999,999,995 =
(779,422,863,400 ÷ 5) / (899,999,999,995 ÷ 5) =
155,884,572,680/179,999,999,999
Yet another method to reduce the fraction
To reduce a fraction without calculating the GCF: factor its numerator and denominator, then all the common prime factors are easily identified and crossed out.
779,422,863,400/899,999,999,995 =
(23 × 52 × 3,897,114,317)/(5 × 479 × 2,617 × 143,593) =
((23 × 52 × 3,897,114,317) ÷ 5) / ((5 × 479 × 2,617 × 143,593) ÷ 5) =
(23 × 5 × 3,897,114,317)/(479 × 2,617 × 143,593) =
155,884,572,680/179,999,999,999
As a decimal number:
Simply divide the numerator by the denominator, without a remainder, as shown below:
155,884,572,680/179,999,999,999 =
155,884,572,680 ÷ 179,999,999,999 =
0.866025403783 ≈
0.87