What is 17/36 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 17/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 17/36 simplified to lowest terms is 17/36

17

/

36

=

17

/

36

The fraction 17/36 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 17 and denominator 36 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 17/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 17/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [17] and denominator [36].

GCF of 17 and 36 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [17] and denominator [36] by the GCF [1].

17 ÷ 1

/

36 ÷ 1

=

17

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 17/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 17/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [17] and denominator [36].

Prime Factors of 17: 17

Prime Factors of 36: 2,2,3,3

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

17

/

2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

17

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 17/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [17] and denominator [36] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (17/36) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
17/21	17/21
17/22	17/22
17/23	17/23
17/24	17/24
17/25	17/25
17/26	17/26
17/27	17/27
17/28	17/28
17/29	17/29
17/30	17/30
17/31	17/31
17/32	17/32
17/33	17/33
17/34	1/2 (½)
17/35	17/35
17/36	17/36
17/37	17/37
17/38	17/38
17/39	17/39
17/40	17/40
17/41	17/41
17/42	17/42
17/43	17/43
17/44	17/44
17/45	17/45
17/46	17/46
17/47	17/47
17/48	17/48
17/49	17/49
17/50	17/50

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 17/36 Simplified? (The answer is: 17/36). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '17/36') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 17/36) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

17/36 Simplified