10/25 Simplified
What is 10/25 Simplified?
2/5 (⅖) is the simplified fraction of 10/25.
Simplifying Fraction 10/25 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 10/25 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [10] and denominator [25].
GCF of 10 and 25 is 5
And then divide both the numerator [10] and denominator [25] by the GCF [5].
Simplifying Fraction 10/25 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 10/25 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [10] and denominator [25].
Prime Factors of 10: 2,5
Prime Factors of 25: 5,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 10/25 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [10] and denominator [25] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.