12/78 Simplified

What is 12/78 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 12/78 simplified to lowest terms is 2/13
12
/
78
=
2
/
13

2/13 is the simplified fraction of 12/78.

Simplifying Fraction 12/78 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 12/78 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [12] and denominator [78].

GCF of 12 and 78 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [12] and denominator [78] by the GCF [6].

12 ÷ 6
/
78 ÷ 6
=
2
/
13

Simplifying Fraction 12/78 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 12/78 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [12] and denominator [78].

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

2 × 2 × 3
/
2 × 3 × 13
=
2
/
13

Simplifying Fraction 12/78 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [12] and denominator [78] 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 ÷ 2
/
78 ÷ 2
=
6
/
39
6 ÷ 3
/
39 ÷ 3
=
2
/
13

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What is 12/78 Simplified?

Fraction 12/78 simplified to lowest terms is 2/13