216/729 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 216/729 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [216] and denominator [729].

GCF of 216 and 729 is 27

And then divide both the numerator [216] and denominator [729] by the GCF [27].

Another method to reduce the fraction 216/729 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [216] and denominator [729].

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 [216] and denominator [729] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.