180/240 Simplified
What is 180/240 Simplified?
Answer
3/4 (¾) is the simplified fraction of 180/240.
Simplifying Fraction 180/240 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 180/240 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [180] and denominator [240].
GCF of 180 and 240 is 60
And then divide both the numerator [180] and denominator [240] by the GCF [60].
Simplifying Fraction 180/240 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 180/240 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [180] and denominator [240].
Prime Factors of 180: 2,2,3,3,5
Prime Factors of 240: 2,2,2,2,3,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 180/240 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [180] and denominator [240] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.
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