171/180 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 171/180 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [171] and denominator [180].

GCF of 171 and 180 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [171] and denominator [180] by the GCF [9].

Another method to reduce the fraction 171/180 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [171] and denominator [180].

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 [171] and denominator [180] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.