26/18 Simplified

What is 26/18 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 26/18 simplified to lowest terms is 13/9
26
/
18
=
13
/
9

13/9 is the simplified fraction of 26/18.

Since the numerator [26] 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:

13
/
9
=1
4
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 26/18 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 26/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [26] and denominator [18].

GCF of 26 and 18 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [26] and denominator [18] by the GCF [2].

26 ÷ 2
/
18 ÷ 2
=
13
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 26/18 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 26/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [26] 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 × 13
/
2 × 3 × 3
=
13
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 26/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [26] 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.

26 ÷ 2
/
18 ÷ 2
=
13
/
9

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What is 26/18 Simplified?

Fraction 26/18 simplified to lowest terms is 13/9