Question

Find the simplest form of  `368 /496` .

Answer 1

Prime factorization of 368 and 496 is: 

368 = 2⁴ × 23
496 = 2⁴ × 31
Therefore , `368/496 = (2^4  xx 23 ) /( 2^4 xx 31 ) = 23 /31`

Thus, simplest form of `368/496  is  23/31`