20/35 Simplified
What is 20/35 Simplified?
4/7 is the simplified fraction of 20/35.
Simplifying Fraction 20/35 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 20/35 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [20] and denominator [35].
GCF of 20 and 35 is 5
And then divide both the numerator [20] and denominator [35] by the GCF [5].
Simplifying Fraction 20/35 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 20/35 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [20] and denominator [35].
Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5
Prime Factors of 35: 5,7
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 20/35 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [20] and denominator [35] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.