HOW YOU CAN TELL THAT 31 33 IS IN SIMPLEST FORM

Do you mean 31/33?

Since 31 is a prime number, and not a factor of 33, there are no common factors to cancel out of both numerator and denominator. Therefore the fraction 31/33 is in lowest terms (simplest form) already.

If it was 30/33, you could reduce it to 10/11, by canceling out the common factor 3.

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To determine if a fraction is in simplest form, you need to check if the numerator (top number) and the denominator (bottom number) have any common factors other than 1. If there are no common factors, then the fraction is already in its simplest form.

To check if 31/33 is in its simplest form:
1. Find the factors of both the numerator (31) and the denominator (33).
- The factors of 31 are 1 and 31.
- The factors of 33 are 1, 3, 11, and 33.

2. Determine if there are any common factors between the numerator and the denominator.
- The only common factor between 31 and 33 is 1.

Since there is only one common factor, which is 1, the fraction 31/33 is already in its simplest form.

Alternatively, you can use the greatest common divisor (GCD) to simplify the fraction. In this case, the GCD of 31 and 33 is 1. Since the GCD is 1, the fraction is already in simplest form.