First reduce the fraction to its simplest form. If the denominator has any prime factor other than 2 or 5 then it is a repeating decimal. Otherwise it terminates.
a number with only 2 factors (1 and itself ) is called a prime number
Yes. If the numerator and denominator of a fraction are prime, the fraction is in simplest form. The reason is that each number has only two factors, 1 and the number itself. For that reason, it is not possible for the numerator and denominator to have any factors (other than 1) in common.
The LCD is the LCM of all the denominators. The LCM of 13, 34, 532, and 89 is 10,463,908, which is the multiple of the highest power of prime factors from all of the given denominators (22 x 7 x 13 x 17 x 19 x 89 = 10463908). Prime factors of the denominators: 13=13; 34=2 x 17; 532 = 22 x 7 x 19; 89 = 89
Finding the prime factorizations of the denominators will help you find the least common denominator. Converting to equivalent fractions with like denominators will allow you to subtract them successfully.
If the numerator of a fraction is a prime number, then the fraction cannot be simplified any further if the denominator is not a factor of the numerator. This is because a prime number has only two factors: 1 and itself. Therefore, the fraction is already in its simplest form.
If the denominator is 2 or 5 it terminates. Otherwise it repeats.
The only possible prime factors are 2 and 5. But the denominator can, of course, be 1.
Their denominators have prime factors of 2 or 5.
The prime factors of 99 are 3 and 11
if the denominators only prime factor is a 2 and 5 (if it has any) the decimal will terminate otherwise it wont.
To find the least common denominator (LCD) using prime factorization, start by breaking down each denominator into its prime factors. Then, identify the unique prime factors across all denominators, taking the highest power of each prime factor. Multiply these together to get the LCD. This method ensures that the LCD is the smallest number that can be evenly divided by all the original denominators.
They are rational number which, in their simplest form have denominators whose only prime factors are 2 or 5.
a number with only 2 factors (1 and itself ) is called a prime number
Yes that is the most effective approach in reducing fractions and finding their lowest common denominator.
To simplify a fraction using prime numbers, find the prime factors of both the numerator and denominator. Then, divide the numerator and denominator by their common prime factors. Repeat this process until there are no common prime factors left. The resulting fraction will be simplified to its simplest form.
The idea is to divide numerator and denominator of a fraction by any common factors. Prime factorization is simply used to find all possible factors.
If it has no prime factors in common. The prime factors of 16 are all twos and the prime factors of 27 are all threes. 16/27 has to be in simplest form.