180/12 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 180/12 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [180] and denominator [12].

GCF of 180 and 12 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [180] and denominator [12] by the GCF [12].

Another method to reduce the fraction 180/12 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [180] and denominator [12].

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

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [180] and denominator [12] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.