27/45 Simplified

What is 27/45 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 27/45 simplified to lowest terms is 3/5 (⅗)
27
/
45
=
3
/
5

3/5 (⅗) is the simplified fraction of 27/45.

Simplifying Fraction 27/45 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 27/45 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [27] and denominator [45].

GCF of 27 and 45 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [27] and denominator [45] by the GCF [9].

27 ÷ 9
/
45 ÷ 9
=
3
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 27/45 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 27/45 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [27] and denominator [45].

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

3 × 3 × 3
/
3 × 3 × 5
=
3
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 27/45 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [27] and denominator [45] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

27 ÷ 3
/
45 ÷ 3
=
9
/
15
9 ÷ 3
/
15 ÷ 3
=
3
/
5

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What is 27/45 Simplified?

Fraction 27/45 simplified to lowest terms is 3/5 (⅗)