12/52 Simplified
What is 12/52 Simplified?
3/13 is the simplified fraction of 12/52.
Simplifying Fraction 12/52 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 12/52 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [12] and denominator [52].
GCF of 12 and 52 is 4
And then divide both the numerator [12] and denominator [52] by the GCF [4].
Simplifying Fraction 12/52 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 12/52 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [12] and denominator [52].
Prime Factors of 12: 2,2,3
Prime Factors of 52: 2,2,13
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 12/52 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [12] and denominator [52] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.