18/39 Simplified
What is 18/39 Simplified?
6/13 is the simplified fraction of 18/39.
Simplifying Fraction 18/39 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 18/39 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [18] and denominator [39].
GCF of 18 and 39 is 3
And then divide both the numerator [18] and denominator [39] by the GCF [3].
Simplifying Fraction 18/39 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 18/39 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [18] and denominator [39].
Prime Factors of 18: 2,3,3
Prime Factors of 39: 3,13
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 18/39 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [18] and denominator [39] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
Related Calculations
See Also
- Fraction to Decimal Converter - Convert Fraction to Decimal
- Fraction Comparison Calculator - Compare two fractions and find out which is larger
- Fraction to Mixed Number Converter - Convert an Improper Fraction to a Mixed Number
- Percent to Fraction Converter - Convert Percents to Fraction