27/54 Simplified

What is 27/54 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 27/54 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)
27
/
54
=
1
/
2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 27/54.

Simplifying Fraction 27/54 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 27/54 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [27] and denominator [54].

GCF of 27 and 54 is 27

And then divide both the numerator [27] and denominator [54] by the GCF [27].

27 ÷ 27
/
54 ÷ 27
=
1
/
2

Simplifying Fraction 27/54 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 27/54 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [27] and denominator [54].

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

3 × 3 × 3
/
2 × 3 × 3 × 3
=
1
/
2

Simplifying Fraction 27/54 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [27] and denominator [54] 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
/
54 ÷ 3
=
9
/
18
9 ÷ 3
/
18 ÷ 3
=
3
/
6
3 ÷ 3
/
6 ÷ 3
=
1
/
2

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What is 27/54 Simplified?

Fraction 27/54 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)