What is 15/51 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 15/51 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 15/51 simplified to lowest terms is 5/17

15

/

51

=

5

/

17

5/17 is the simplified fraction of 15/51.

Simplifying Fraction 15/51 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/51 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [51].

GCF of 15 and 51 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [51] by the GCF [3].

15 ÷ 3

/

51 ÷ 3

=

5

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 15/51 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/51 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [51].

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

Prime Factors of 51: 3,17

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

3 × 5

/

3 × 17

=

5

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 15/51 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [15] and denominator [51] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

15 ÷ 3

/

51 ÷ 3

=

5

/

17

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
15/36	5/12
15/37	15/37
15/38	15/38
15/39	5/13
15/40	3/8 (⅜)
15/41	15/41
15/42	5/14
15/43	15/43
15/44	15/44
15/45	1/3 (⅓)
15/46	15/46
15/47	15/47
15/48	5/16
15/49	15/49
15/50	3/10
15/51	5/17
15/52	15/52
15/53	15/53
15/54	5/18
15/55	3/11
15/56	15/56
15/57	5/19
15/58	15/58
15/59	15/59
15/60	1/4 (¼)
15/61	15/61
15/62	15/62
15/63	5/21
15/64	15/64
15/65	3/13

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15/51 Simplified