What is 36/56 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 36/56 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 36/56 simplified to lowest terms is 9/14

36

/

56

=

9

/

14

9/14 is the simplified fraction of 36/56.

Simplifying Fraction 36/56 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 36/56 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [56].

GCF of 36 and 56 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [56] by the GCF [4].

36 ÷ 4

/

56 ÷ 4

=

9

/

14

Simplifying Fraction 36/56 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 36/56 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [56].

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

Prime Factors of 56: 2,2,2,7

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 × 2 × 7

=

9

/

14

Simplifying Fraction 36/56 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] and denominator [56] 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

/

56 ÷ 2

=

18

/

28

18 ÷ 2

/

28 ÷ 2

=

9

/

14

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
36/41	36/41
36/42	6/7
36/43	36/43
36/44	9/11
36/45	4/5 (⅘)
36/46	18/23
36/47	36/47
36/48	3/4 (¾)
36/49	36/49
36/50	18/25
36/51	12/17
36/52	9/13
36/53	36/53
36/54	2/3 (⅔)
36/55	36/55
36/56	9/14
36/57	12/19
36/58	18/29
36/59	36/59
36/60	3/5 (⅗)
36/61	36/61
36/62	18/31
36/63	4/7
36/64	9/16
36/65	36/65
36/66	6/11
36/67	36/67
36/68	9/17
36/69	12/23
36/70	18/35

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36/56 Simplified