36/18 Simplified
What is 36/18 Simplified?
Answer
2/1 is the simplified fraction of 36/18.
Since the numerator [36] is greater than the denominator [18] and numerator is a multiple of the denominator, so we can convert it into a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 36/18 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 36/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [18].
GCF of 36 and 18 is 18
And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [18] by the GCF [18].
Simplifying Fraction 36/18 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 36/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [18].
Prime Factors of 36: 2,2,3,3
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:
Simplifying Fraction 36/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] 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 remainder.
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