Re: reducing large fractions

From: Gerry Myerson (gerry_at_maths.mq.edi.ai.i2u4email)
Date: 07/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:12:46 +1000

In article <cd2eip$5ks@odbk17.prod.google.com>,
 "slag" <rob@robfindlay.org> wrote:

> Is there any shortcuts for reducing LARGE fractions.
>
> For instance: 6809/10800 ?
>
> I don't think it will reduce. 6+8+9=23 and 23 is prime so it wont
> reduce?
>
> Is there some shortcut I'm missing?

Yes, the Euclidean algorithm. 

-- 
Gerry Myerson (gerry@maths.mq.edi.ai) (i -> u for email)

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