39/18 Simplified

What is 39/18 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 39/18 simplified to lowest terms is 13/6
39
/
18
=
13
/
6

13/6 is the simplified fraction of 39/18.

Since the numerator [39] is greater than the denominator [18] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

13
/
6
=2
1
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 39/18 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 39/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [39] and denominator [18].

GCF of 39 and 18 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [39] and denominator [18] by the GCF [3].

39 ÷ 3
/
18 ÷ 3
=
13
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 39/18 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 39/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [39] and denominator [18].

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

3 × 13
/
2 × 3 × 3
=
13
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 39/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [39] and denominator [18] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

39 ÷ 3
/
18 ÷ 3
=
13
/
6

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What is 39/18 Simplified?

Fraction 39/18 simplified to lowest terms is 13/6