What is 36/80 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 36/80 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 36/80 simplified to lowest terms is 9/20

36

/

80

=

9

/

20

9/20 is the simplified fraction of 36/80.

Simplifying Fraction 36/80 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 36/80 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [80].

GCF of 36 and 80 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [80] by the GCF [4].

36 ÷ 4

/

80 ÷ 4

=

9

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 36/80 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 36/80 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [80].

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

Prime Factors of 80: 2,2,2,2,5

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 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

9

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 36/80 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] and denominator [80] 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

/

80 ÷ 2

=

18

/

40

18 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

9

/

20

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
36/65	36/65
36/66	6/11
36/67	36/67
36/68	9/17
36/69	12/23
36/70	18/35
36/71	36/71
36/72	1/2 (½)
36/73	36/73
36/74	18/37
36/75	12/25
36/76	9/19
36/77	36/77
36/78	6/13
36/79	36/79
36/80	9/20
36/81	4/9
36/82	18/41
36/83	36/83
36/84	3/7
36/85	36/85
36/86	18/43
36/87	12/29
36/88	9/22
36/89	36/89
36/90	2/5 (⅖)
36/91	36/91
36/92	9/23
36/93	12/31
36/94	18/47

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 36/80) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

36/80 Simplified