12/35 Simplified
What is 12/35 Simplified?
The fraction 12/35 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 12 and denominator 35 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 12/35 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 12/35 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [12] and denominator [35].
GCF of 12 and 35 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [12] and denominator [35] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 12/35 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 12/35 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [12] and denominator [35].
Prime Factors of 12: 2,2,3
Prime Factors of 35: 5,7
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 12/35 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [12] and denominator [35] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
In our case (12/35) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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