Detailed calculations and explanations, below
A common ordinary fraction is made up of
two integer numbers and a fraction bar:
9,999,999,970/14,999,999,986
- The integer number above the bar is called numerator: 9,999,999,970
- The integer number below the bar is called denominator: 14,999,999,986
- 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 = 9,999,999,970 ÷ 14,999,999,986
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:
9,999,999,970 = 2 × 5 × 71 × 2,251 × 6,257
9,999,999,970 is a composite number.
14,999,999,986 = 2 × 8,353 × 897,881
14,999,999,986 is a composite number.
9,999,999,970/14,999,999,986 =
(9,999,999,970 ÷ 2) / (14,999,999,986 ÷ 2) =
4,999,999,985/7,499,999,993
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.
9,999,999,970/14,999,999,986 =
(2 × 5 × 71 × 2,251 × 6,257)/(2 × 8,353 × 897,881) =
((2 × 5 × 71 × 2,251 × 6,257) ÷ 2) / ((2 × 8,353 × 897,881) ÷ 2) =
(5 × 71 × 2,251 × 6,257)/(8,353 × 897,881) =
4,999,999,985/7,499,999,993
As a decimal number:
Simply divide the numerator by the denominator, without a remainder, as shown below:
4,999,999,985/7,499,999,993 =
4,999,999,985 ÷ 7,499,999,993 =
0.666666665289 ≈
0.67