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Irreducible Fraction


An irreducible fraction is a fraction p/q for which GCD(p,q)=1, i.e., p and q are relatively prime. For example, in the complex plane, (4+7i)/(2+i)=3+2i is reducible, while (5+5i)/(7+i)=4/5+3i/5 is not.

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The figure above shows the irreducible fractions plotted in the complex plane (Pickover 1997; Trott 2004, p. 29).


See also

Fraction, Reducible Fraction

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References

Pickover, C. A. "A Note on Geometric Representations of Gaussian Rational Numbers." Visual Comput. 13, 127-130, 1997.Trott, M. The Mathematica GuideBook for Graphics. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2004. http://www.mathematicaguidebooks.org/.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Irreducible Fraction." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/IrreducibleFraction.html

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