378/357 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 378/357 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [378] and denominator [357].

GCF of 378 and 357 is 21

And then divide both the numerator [378] and denominator [357] by the GCF [21].

Another method to reduce the fraction 378/357 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [378] and denominator [357].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [378] and denominator [357] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.