Detailed calculations and explanations, below
A common ordinary fraction is made up of
two integer numbers and a fraction bar:
779,422,863,424/900,000,000,138
- The integer number above the bar is called numerator: 779,422,863,424
- The integer number below the bar is called denominator: 900,000,000,138
- 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 = 779,422,863,424 ÷ 900,000,000,138
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:
779,422,863,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 12,178,482,241 = 26 × 12,178,482,241
779,422,863,424 is a composite number.
900,000,000,138 = 2 × 3 × 349 × 1,049 × 409,723
900,000,000,138 is a composite number.
779,422,863,424/900,000,000,138 =
(779,422,863,424 ÷ 2) / (900,000,000,138 ÷ 2) =
389,711,431,712/450,000,000,069
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.
779,422,863,424/900,000,000,138 =
(26 × 12,178,482,241)/(2 × 3 × 349 × 1,049 × 409,723) =
((26 × 12,178,482,241) ÷ 2) / ((2 × 3 × 349 × 1,049 × 409,723) ÷ 2) =
(25 × 12,178,482,241)/(3 × 349 × 1,049 × 409,723) =
389,711,431,712/450,000,000,069
As a decimal number:
Simply divide the numerator by the denominator, without a remainder, as shown below:
389,711,431,712/450,000,000,069 =
389,711,431,712 ÷ 450,000,000,069 =
0.866025403672 ≈
0.87