1/2 Simplified
What is 1/2 (½) Simplified?
Answer
The fraction 1/2 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 1 and denominator 2 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 1/2 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 1/2 (½) is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [1] and denominator [2].
GCF of 1 and 2 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [1] and denominator [2] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 1/2 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 1/2 (½) to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [1] and denominator [2].
Prime Factors of 1: 1
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 1/2 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [1] and denominator [2] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.
In our case (1/2) there are no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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Fraction Simplification Table
| Fraction | Lowest Terms |
|---|---|
| 1/1 | 1/1 |
| 1/2 (½) | 1/2 (½) |
| 1/3 (⅓) | 1/3 (⅓) |
| 1/4 (¼) | 1/4 (¼) |
| 1/5 (⅕) | 1/5 (⅕) |
| 1/6 (⅙) | 1/6 (⅙) |
| 1/7 (⅐) | 1/7 (⅐) |
| 1/8 (⅛) | 1/8 (⅛) |
| 1/9 (⅑) | 1/9 (⅑) |
| 1/10 (⅒) | 1/10 (⅒) |
| 1/11 | 1/11 |
| 1/12 | 1/12 |
| 1/13 | 1/13 |
| 1/14 | 1/14 |
| 1/15 | 1/15 |
| 1/16 | 1/16 |
| 1/17 | 1/17 |
| 1/18 | 1/18 |
| 1/19 | 1/19 |
| 1/20 | 1/20 |
| 1/21 | 1/21 |
| 1/22 | 1/22 |
| 1/23 | 1/23 |
| 1/24 | 1/24 |
| 1/25 | 1/25 |
| 1/26 | 1/26 |
| 1/27 | 1/27 |
| 1/28 | 1/28 |
| 1/29 | 1/29 |
| 1/30 | 1/30 |