18/45 Simplified
What is 18/45 Simplified?
2/5 (⅖) is the simplified fraction of 18/45.
Simplifying Fraction 18/45 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 18/45 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [18] and denominator [45].
GCF of 18 and 45 is 9
And then divide both the numerator [18] and denominator [45] by the GCF [9].
Simplifying Fraction 18/45 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 18/45 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [18] and denominator [45].
Prime Factors of 18: 2,3,3
Prime Factors of 45: 3,3,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 18/45 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [18] and denominator [45] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.