10/12 Simplified
What is 10/12 Simplified?
5/6 (⅚) is the simplified fraction of 10/12.
Simplifying Fraction 10/12 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 10/12 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [10] and denominator [12].
GCF of 10 and 12 is 2
And then divide both the numerator [10] and denominator [12] by the GCF [2].
Simplifying Fraction 10/12 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 10/12 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [10] and denominator [12].
Prime Factors of 10: 2,5
Prime Factors of 12: 2,2,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 10/12 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [10] and denominator [12] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.