170/425 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 170/425 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [170] and denominator [425].

GCF of 170 and 425 is 85

And then divide both the numerator [170] and denominator [425] by the GCF [85].

Another method to reduce the fraction 170/425 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [170] and denominator [425].

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 [170] and denominator [425] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.