27/216 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 27/216 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [27] and denominator [216].

GCF of 27 and 216 is 27

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

Another method to reduce the fraction 27/216 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [27] and denominator [216].

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