Question

Reduce the following fractions into their simplest form.

$\frac{46}{100}$

Answer 1

The numerator and denominator of the simplest form of fraction do not have any common factor between them other than $1$.

In the simplest form of fraction Numerator and Denominator are whole numbers that are coprime to each other.

Let's express both the numerator and denominator of a fraction as a product of their primes and then simplify

$\frac{46}{100}=\frac{2\times 23}{2\times 2\times 5\times 5}=\frac{23}{50}$

Hence$\frac{23}{50}$, is the simplest form of $\frac{46}{100}$