12/24 Simplified
What is 12/24 Simplified?
1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 12/24.
Simplifying Fraction 12/24 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 12/24 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [12] and denominator [24].
GCF of 12 and 24 is 12
And then divide both the numerator [12] and denominator [24] by the GCF [12].
Simplifying Fraction 12/24 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 12/24 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [12] and denominator [24].
Prime Factors of 12: 2,2,3
Prime Factors of 24: 2,2,2,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 12/24 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [12] and denominator [24] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
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