2/30 Simplified
What is 2/30 Simplified?
1/15 is the simplified fraction of 2/30.
Simplifying Fraction 2/30 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 2/30 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [2] and denominator [30].
GCF of 2 and 30 is 2
And then divide both the numerator [2] and denominator [30] by the GCF [2].
Simplifying Fraction 2/30 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 2/30 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [2] and denominator [30].
Prime Factors of 30: 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 2/30 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [2] and denominator [30] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.