What is 36/30 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 36/30 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 36/30 simplified to lowest terms is 6/5

36

/

30

=

6

/

5

6/5 is the simplified fraction of 36/30.

Since the numerator [36] is greater than the denominator [30] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

6

/

5

=1

1

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 36/30 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 36/30 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [30].

GCF of 36 and 30 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [30] by the GCF [6].

36 ÷ 6

/

30 ÷ 6

=

6

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 36/30 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 36/30 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [30].

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

Prime Factors of 30: 2,3,5

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 × 3 × 5

=

6

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 36/30 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] and denominator [30] 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

/

30 ÷ 2

=

18

/

15

18 ÷ 3

/

15 ÷ 3

=

6

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
36/15	12/5
36/16	9/4
36/17	36/17
36/18	2/1
36/19	36/19
36/20	9/5
36/21	12/7
36/22	18/11
36/23	36/23
36/24	3/2
36/25	36/25
36/26	18/13
36/27	4/3
36/28	9/7
36/29	36/29
36/30	6/5
36/31	36/31
36/32	9/8
36/33	12/11
36/34	18/17
36/35	36/35
36/36	1/1
36/37	36/37
36/38	18/19
36/39	12/13
36/40	9/10
36/41	36/41
36/42	6/7
36/43	36/43
36/44	9/11

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