18/36 Simplified
What is 18/36 Simplified?
1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 18/36.
Simplifying Fraction 18/36 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 18/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [18] and denominator [36].
GCF of 18 and 36 is 18
And then divide both the numerator [18] and denominator [36] by the GCF [18].
Simplifying Fraction 18/36 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 18/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [18] and denominator [36].
Prime Factors of 18: 2,3,3
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:
Simplifying Fraction 18/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [18] 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.
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