15/30 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/30 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [30].

GCF of 15 and 30 is 15

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [30] by the GCF [15].

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/30 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [30].

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 [15] and denominator [30] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.