24/18 Simplified

What is 24/18 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 24/18 simplified to lowest terms is 4/3
24
/
18
=
4
/
3

4/3 is the simplified fraction of 24/18.

Since the numerator [24] is greater than the denominator [18] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

4
/
3
=1
1
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 24/18 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 24/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [24] and denominator [18].

GCF of 24 and 18 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [24] and denominator [18] by the GCF [6].

24 ÷ 6
/
18 ÷ 6
=
4
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 24/18 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 24/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [24] and denominator [18].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 3
/
2 × 3 × 3
=
4
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 24/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [24] and denominator [18] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

24 ÷ 2
/
18 ÷ 2
=
12
/
9
12 ÷ 3
/
9 ÷ 3
=
4
/
3

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What is 24/18 Simplified?

Fraction 24/18 simplified to lowest terms is 4/3