What is 18/9 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 18/9 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 18/9 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [18] and denominator [9].

GCF of 18 and 9 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [18] and denominator [9] by the GCF [9].

18 ÷ 9

/

9 ÷ 9

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 18/9 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 18/9 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [18] and denominator [9].

Prime Factors of 18: 2,3,3

Prime Factors of 9: 3,3

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

2 × 3 × 3

/

3 × 3

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 18/9 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [18] and denominator [9] 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 ÷ 3

/

9 ÷ 3

=

6

/

3

6 ÷ 3

/

3 ÷ 3

=

2

/

1

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
18/1	18/1
18/2	9/1
18/3	6/1
18/4	9/2
18/5	18/5
18/6	3/1
18/7	18/7
18/8	9/4
18/9	2/1
18/10	9/5
18/11	18/11
18/12	3/2
18/13	18/13
18/14	9/7
18/15	6/5
18/16	9/8
18/17	18/17
18/18	1/1
18/19	18/19
18/20	9/10
18/21	6/7
18/22	9/11
18/23	18/23
18/24	3/4 (¾)
18/25	18/25
18/26	9/13
18/27	2/3 (⅔)
18/28	9/14
18/29	18/29
18/30	3/5 (⅗)

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18/9 Simplified