The reciprocal of a number is the number you would have to multiply it by to get the answer 1. Look at the following reciprocals: The reciprocal of 2 is \(\frac{1}{2}\) The reciprocal of 3 is ...

For example, the reciprocal of 5 over 8 is 8 over 5, and vice versa. You can write any integer, or whole number, as a fraction by placing it over a denominator of 1. So, 3 is equivalent to 3 over 1.