36/54 Simplified

What is 36/54 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 36/54 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)
36
/
54
=
2
/
3

2/3 (⅔) is the simplified fraction of 36/54.

Simplifying Fraction 36/54 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 36/54 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [54].

GCF of 36 and 54 is 18

And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [54] by the GCF [18].

36 ÷ 18
/
54 ÷ 18
=
2
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 36/54 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 36/54 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [54].

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 × 3 × 3
=
2
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 36/54 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] and denominator [54] 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
/
54 ÷ 2
=
18
/
27
18 ÷ 3
/
27 ÷ 3
=
6
/
9
6 ÷ 3
/
9 ÷ 3
=
2
/
3

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What is 36/54 Simplified?

Fraction 36/54 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)