18/54 Simplified

What is 18/54 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 18/54 simplified to lowest terms is 1/3 (⅓)
18
/
54
=
1
/
3

1/3 (⅓) is the simplified fraction of 18/54.

Simplifying Fraction 18/54 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 18/54 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [18] and denominator [54].

GCF of 18 and 54 is 18

And then divide both the numerator [18] and denominator [54] by the GCF [18].

18 ÷ 18
/
54 ÷ 18
=
1
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 18/54 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 18/54 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [18] and denominator [54].

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 × 3 × 3 × 3
=
1
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 18/54 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [18] and denominator [54] 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
/
54 ÷ 2
=
9
/
27
9 ÷ 3
/
27 ÷ 3
=
3
/
9
3 ÷ 3
/
9 ÷ 3
=
1
/
3

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What is 18/54 Simplified?

Fraction 18/54 simplified to lowest terms is 1/3 (⅓)