What is 32/18 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 32/18 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 32/18 simplified to lowest terms is 16/9

32

/

18

=

16

/

9

16/9 is the simplified fraction of 32/18.

Since the numerator [32] is greater than the denominator [18] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

16

/

9

=1

7

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 32/18 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 32/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [32] and denominator [18].

GCF of 32 and 18 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [32] and denominator [18] by the GCF [2].

32 ÷ 2

/

18 ÷ 2

=

16

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 32/18 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 32/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [32] and denominator [18].

Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2

Prime Factors of 18: 2,3,3

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

2 × 3 × 3

=

16

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 32/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [32] and denominator [18] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

32 ÷ 2

/

18 ÷ 2

=

16

/

9

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
32/3	32/3
32/4	8/1
32/5	32/5
32/6	16/3
32/7	32/7
32/8	4/1
32/9	32/9
32/10	16/5
32/11	32/11
32/12	8/3
32/13	32/13
32/14	16/7
32/15	32/15
32/16	2/1
32/17	32/17
32/18	16/9
32/19	32/19
32/20	8/5
32/21	32/21
32/22	16/11
32/23	32/23
32/24	4/3
32/25	32/25
32/26	16/13
32/27	32/27
32/28	8/7
32/29	32/29
32/30	16/15
32/31	32/31
32/32	1/1

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32/18 Simplified