20/36 Simplified
What is 20/36 Simplified?
5/9 is the simplified fraction of 20/36.
Simplifying Fraction 20/36 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 20/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [20] and denominator [36].
GCF of 20 and 36 is 4
And then divide both the numerator [20] and denominator [36] by the GCF [4].
Simplifying Fraction 20/36 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 20/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [20] and denominator [36].
Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5
Prime Factors of 36: 2,2,3,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 20/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [20] and denominator [36] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.