rational number is in the form of p/q and is it always true that p and q are co primes. Explain with eg

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Every rational number can be written as a fraction in an infinite number of ways, but one of them (the "lowest terms") has numerator and denominator that are co-prime (have no common factor greater than one).

eg: 326 / 428

326/428 = 163/214 (have no common factor greater than one)

Therefore it is a co prime

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