12/39 Simplified

What is 12/39 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 12/39 simplified to lowest terms is 4/13
12
/
39
=
4
/
13

4/13 is the simplified fraction of 12/39.

Simplifying Fraction 12/39 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 12/39 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [12] and denominator [39].

GCF of 12 and 39 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [12] and denominator [39] by the GCF [3].

12 ÷ 3
/
39 ÷ 3
=
4
/
13

Simplifying Fraction 12/39 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 12/39 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [12] and denominator [39].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 3
/
3 × 13
=
4
/
13

Simplifying Fraction 12/39 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [12] and denominator [39] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

12 ÷ 3
/
39 ÷ 3
=
4
/
13

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What is 12/39 Simplified?

Fraction 12/39 simplified to lowest terms is 4/13