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What is 26/50 in lowest terms

User Kolenda
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Integer numbers prime factorization:

26 = 2 * 13;
50 = 2 * 52;

Take all the common prime factors, by the lowest powers.Greatest (highest) common factor (divisor), gcf, gcd:
gcf, gcd (26; 50) = 2;

Step 2: Divide fraction's both numerator and denominator by their greatest common factor (divisor), gcf (gcd).

26
/50 = (2 * 13)/(2 * 52) = ((2 * 13) : 2) / ((2 * 52) : 2) = 13/52 = 13/25

Step 3: Rewrite the end result:13 : 25 = 0.52 as a decimal number.Final answer
:: written in two ways ::As a proper fraction (ordinary, common):
26/50 = 13/25; As a decimal number:
26/50 = 0.52

User Chris Shelton
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13/25 is 26/50 in lowest terms.
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