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Simplify the fraction 882/922.

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441461\frac{441}{461}

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  1. Identify the fraction.

    The problem asks for the actual value of the expression 882922\frac{882}{922}. This means simplifying the fraction to its lowest terms.

  2. Find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator.

    First, find the prime factorization of the numerator, 882:

    882=2×441882 = 2 \times 441 441=3×147441 = 3 \times 147 147=3×49147 = 3 \times 49 49=7×749 = 7 \times 7

    So, the prime factorization of 882 is 2×32×722 \times 3^2 \times 7^2.

    Next, find the prime factorization of the denominator, 922:

    922=2×461922 = 2 \times 461

    To check if 461 is prime, we test divisibility by prime numbers up to 461≈21.47\sqrt{461} \approx 21.47.
    Prime numbers to check: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19.

    • 461 is not divisible by 2 (it's odd).
    • 4+6+1=114+6+1=11, which is not divisible by 3.
    • 461 does not end in 0 or 5, so it's not divisible by 5.
    • 461÷7=65461 \div 7 = 65 with a remainder of 6.
    • 461÷11=41461 \div 11 = 41 with a remainder of 10.
    • 461÷13=35461 \div 13 = 35 with a remainder of 6.
    • 461÷17=27461 \div 17 = 27 with a remainder of 2.
    • 461÷19=24461 \div 19 = 24 with a remainder of 5. Since 461 is not divisible by any prime number up to its square root, 461 is a prime number. So, the prime factorization of 922 is 2×4612 \times 461.

    The common factor between 882 and 922 is 2. Therefore, the GCD(882, 922) = 2.

  3. Divide both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD.

    882922=882÷2922÷2\frac{882}{922} = \frac{882 \div 2}{922 \div 2} 882922=441461\frac{882}{922} = \frac{441}{461}

    The fraction is now in its simplest form because 441 and 461 have no common factors other than 1.

    The actual value of 882922\frac{882}{922} is 441461\boxed{\frac{441}{461}}.

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