18/52 Simplified

What is 18/52 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 18/52 simplified to lowest terms is 9/26
18
/
52
=
9
/
26

9/26 is the simplified fraction of 18/52.

Simplifying Fraction 18/52 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 18/52 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [18] and denominator [52].

GCF of 18 and 52 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [18] and denominator [52] by the GCF [2].

18 ÷ 2
/
52 ÷ 2
=
9
/
26

Simplifying Fraction 18/52 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 18/52 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [18] and denominator [52].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 3 × 3
/
2 × 2 × 13
=
9
/
26

Simplifying Fraction 18/52 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [18] and denominator [52] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

18 ÷ 2
/
52 ÷ 2
=
9
/
26

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What is 18/52 Simplified?

Fraction 18/52 simplified to lowest terms is 9/26