Question

When a fraction is reduced to lowest terms, the only factor the numerator and denominator have in common is _____.

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1
0
5

Answer 1

This means that there is no number, except 1, that can be divided evenly into both the numerator and the denominator. To reduce a fraction to lowest terms, divide the numerator and denominator by their Greatest Common Factor (GCF). This is also called simplifying the fraction.