Saturday, February 16, 2013

How to find quickly an irreducible fraction?

If you have a fraction to simplify, it is normal to try some numbers dividing for numerator and denominator in order to find the irreducible fraction.
The best and quick way to proceed to avoid loss of time is:

- Calculate the greatest common divisor between numerator and denominator.

- Now divide numerator and denominator by this number. The fraction you have obtain is the irreducible one.

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