What is 36/180 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 36/180 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 36/180 simplified to lowest terms is 1/5 (⅕)

36

180

=

1

5

1/5 (⅕) is the simplified fraction of 36/180.

Simplifying Fraction 36/180 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 36/180 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [180].

GCF of 36 and 180 is 36

And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [180] by the GCF [36].

36 ÷ 36

180 ÷ 36

=

1

5

Simplifying Fraction 36/180 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 36/180 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [180].

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

Prime Factors of 180: 2,2,3,3,5

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 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

1

5

Simplifying Fraction 36/180 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] and denominator [180] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

36 ÷ 2

180 ÷ 2

=

18

90

18 ÷ 2

90 ÷ 2

=

9

45

9 ÷ 3

45 ÷ 3

=

3

15

3 ÷ 3

15 ÷ 3

=

1

5

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
36/165	12/55
36/166	18/83
36/167	36/167
36/168	3/14
36/169	36/169
36/170	18/85
36/171	4/19
36/172	9/43
36/173	36/173
36/174	6/29
36/175	36/175
36/176	9/44
36/177	12/59
36/178	18/89
36/179	36/179
36/180	1/5 (⅕)
36/181	36/181
36/182	18/91
36/183	12/61
36/184	9/46
36/185	36/185
36/186	6/31
36/187	36/187
36/188	9/47
36/189	4/21
36/190	18/95
36/191	36/191
36/192	3/16
36/193	36/193
36/194	18/97

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36/180 Simplified