288/432 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 288/432 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [288] and denominator [432].

GCF of 288 and 432 is 144

And then divide both the numerator [288] and denominator [432] by the GCF [144].

Another method to reduce the fraction 288/432 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [288] and denominator [432].

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 [288] and denominator [432] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.