28/36 Simplified

What is 28/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 28/36 simplified to lowest terms is 7/9
28
/
36
=
7
/
9

7/9 is the simplified fraction of 28/36.

Simplifying Fraction 28/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 28/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [28] and denominator [36].

GCF of 28 and 36 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [28] and denominator [36] by the GCF [4].

28 ÷ 4
/
36 ÷ 4
=
7
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 28/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 28/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [28] and denominator [36].

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

2 × 2 × 7
/
2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=
7
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 28/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [28] and denominator [36] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

28 ÷ 2
/
36 ÷ 2
=
14
/
18
14 ÷ 2
/
18 ÷ 2
=
7
/
9

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What is 28/36 Simplified?

Fraction 28/36 simplified to lowest terms is 7/9