Fractions in Lowest Terms A fraction is said to written using lowest terms if its numerator and denominator are relatively prime that is they have no common factors other than 1. In the lowest position nearest the ground at the bottom. When a fraction is in lowest terms it cannot.
An algebraic fraction whose numerator or denominator or both contain a fraction such as 1 1 x 1 1 x displaystyle frac 1tfrac 1x1-tfrac 1x is called a complex fraction.
Because 15 is a multiple of 3 and also a multiple of 5 and it is the smallest number like that. Minimal in magnitude lowest in rank or importance. Reduce a Fraction to Lowest Terms. B 2 in the example is called the imaginary component or.