What is 36/96 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 36/96 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 36/96 simplified to lowest terms is 3/8 (⅜)

36

/

96

=

3

/

8

3/8 (⅜) is the simplified fraction of 36/96.

Simplifying Fraction 36/96 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 36/96 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [36] and denominator [96].

GCF of 36 and 96 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [36] and denominator [96] by the GCF [12].

36 ÷ 12

/

96 ÷ 12

=

3

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 36/96 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 36/96 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [36] and denominator [96].

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

Prime Factors of 96: 2,2,2,2,2,3

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 × 2 × 3

=

3

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 36/96 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [36] and denominator [96] 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

/

96 ÷ 2

=

18

/

48

18 ÷ 2

/

48 ÷ 2

=

9

/

24

9 ÷ 3

/

24 ÷ 3

=

3

/

8

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
36/100	9/25
36/101	36/101
36/102	6/17
36/103	36/103
36/104	9/26
36/105	12/35
36/106	18/53
36/107	36/107
36/108	1/3 (⅓)
36/109	36/109
36/110	18/55

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36/96 Simplified