12/45 Simplified
What is 12/45 Simplified?
4/15 is the simplified fraction of 12/45.
Simplifying Fraction 12/45 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 12/45 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [12] and denominator [45].
GCF of 12 and 45 is 3
And then divide both the numerator [12] and denominator [45] by the GCF [3].
Simplifying Fraction 12/45 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 12/45 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [12] and denominator [45].
Prime Factors of 12: 2,2,3
Prime Factors of 45: 3,3,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 12/45 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [12] and denominator [45] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.