What is 36/85 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 36/85 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 36/85 simplified to lowest terms is 36/85

36

/

85

=

36

/

85

The fraction 36/85 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 36 and denominator 85 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 36/85 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 36/85 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [85].

GCF of 36 and 85 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [85] by the GCF [1].

36 ÷ 1

/

85 ÷ 1

=

36

/

85

Simplifying Fraction 36/85 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 36/85 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [85].

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

Prime Factors of 85: 5,17

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

/

5 × 17

=

36

/

85

Simplifying Fraction 36/85 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] and denominator [85] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (36/85) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
36/95	36/95
36/96	3/8 (⅜)
36/97	36/97
36/98	18/49
36/99	4/11

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 36/85) 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).

36/85 Simplified