36/180 Simplified

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].

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

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 [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 reminder.