What is 36/144 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 36/144 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 36/144 simplified to lowest terms is 1/4 (¼)

36

/

144

=

1

/

4

1/4 (¼) is the simplified fraction of 36/144.

Simplifying Fraction 36/144 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 36/144 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [144].

GCF of 36 and 144 is 36

And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [144] by the GCF [36].

36 ÷ 36

/

144 ÷ 36

=

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 36/144 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 36/144 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [144].

Prime Factors of 36: 2,2,3,3

Prime Factors of 144: 2,2,2,2,3,3

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

2 × 2 × 3 × 3

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 36/144 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] and denominator [144] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

36 ÷ 2

/

144 ÷ 2

=

18

/

72

18 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

9

/

36

9 ÷ 3

/

36 ÷ 3

=

3

/

12

3 ÷ 3

/

12 ÷ 3

=

1

/

4

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
36/129	12/43
36/130	18/65
36/131	36/131
36/132	3/11
36/133	36/133
36/134	18/67
36/135	4/15
36/136	9/34
36/137	36/137
36/138	6/23
36/139	36/139
36/140	9/35
36/141	12/47
36/142	18/71
36/143	36/143
36/144	1/4 (¼)
36/145	36/145
36/146	18/73
36/147	12/49
36/148	9/37
36/149	36/149
36/150	6/25
36/151	36/151
36/152	9/38
36/153	4/17
36/154	18/77
36/155	36/155
36/156	3/13
36/157	36/157
36/158	18/79

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 36/144 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/4 (¼)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '36/144') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 36/144) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

36/144 Simplified