36/20 Simplified
What is 36/20 Simplified?
9/5 is the simplified fraction of 36/20.
Since the numerator [36] is greater than the denominator [20] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 36/20 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 36/20 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [20].
GCF of 36 and 20 is 4
And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [20] by the GCF [4].
Simplifying Fraction 36/20 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 36/20 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [20].
Prime Factors of 36: 2,2,3,3
Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 36/20 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] and denominator [20] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
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