14/196 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 14/196 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [14] and denominator [196].

GCF of 14 and 196 is 14

And then divide both the numerator [14] and denominator [196] by the GCF [14].

Another method to reduce the fraction 14/196 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [14] and denominator [196].

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

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [14] and denominator [196] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.