Detailed calculations and explanations, below
A common ordinary fraction is made up of
two integer numbers and a fraction bar:
779,422,863,438/900,000,000,021
- The integer number above the bar is called numerator: 779,422,863,438
- The integer number below the bar is called denominator: 900,000,000,021
- 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 = 779,422,863,438 ÷ 900,000,000,021
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:
779,422,863,438 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 1,381 × 31,355,011 = 2 × 32 × 1,381 × 31,355,011
779,422,863,438 is a composite number.
900,000,000,021 = 3 × 61 × 277 × 17,754,631
900,000,000,021 is a composite number.
779,422,863,438/900,000,000,021 =
(779,422,863,438 ÷ 3) / (900,000,000,021 ÷ 3) =
259,807,621,146/300,000,000,007
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.
779,422,863,438/900,000,000,021 =
(2 × 32 × 1,381 × 31,355,011)/(3 × 61 × 277 × 17,754,631) =
((2 × 32 × 1,381 × 31,355,011) ÷ 3) / ((3 × 61 × 277 × 17,754,631) ÷ 3) =
(2 × 3 × 1,381 × 31,355,011)/(61 × 277 × 17,754,631) =
259,807,621,146/300,000,000,007
As a decimal number:
Simply divide the numerator by the denominator, without a remainder, as shown below:
259,807,621,146/300,000,000,007 =
259,807,621,146 ÷ 300,000,000,007 =
0.8660254038 ≈
0.87