13/26 Simplified
What is 13/26 Simplified?
1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 13/26.
Simplifying Fraction 13/26 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 13/26 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [13] and denominator [26].
GCF of 13 and 26 is 13
And then divide both the numerator [13] and denominator [26] by the GCF [13].
Simplifying Fraction 13/26 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 13/26 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [13] and denominator [26].
Prime Factors of 26: 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 13/26 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [13] and denominator [26] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.