What is 39/20 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

What is 39/20 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 39/20 simplified to lowest terms is 39/20

39

/

20

The fraction 39/20 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 39 and denominator 20 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [39] is greater than the denominator [20] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

39

/

20

=1

19

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 39/20 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 39/20 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [39] and denominator [20].

GCF of 39 and 20 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [39] and denominator [20] by the GCF [1].

39 ÷ 1

/

20 ÷ 1

=

39

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 39/20 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 39/20 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [39] and denominator [20].

Prime Factors of 39: 3,13

Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5

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

3 × 13

/

2 × 2 × 5

=

39

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 39/20 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [39] and denominator [20] 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 (39/20) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Related Calculations

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
39/5	39/5
39/6	13/2
39/7	39/7
39/8	39/8
39/9	13/3
39/10	39/10
39/11	39/11
39/12	13/4
39/13	3/1
39/14	39/14
39/15	13/5
39/16	39/16
39/17	39/17
39/18	13/6
39/19	39/19
39/20	39/20
39/21	13/7
39/22	39/22
39/23	39/23
39/24	13/8
39/25	39/25
39/26	3/2
39/27	13/9
39/28	39/28
39/29	39/29
39/30	13/10
39/31	39/31
39/32	39/32
39/33	13/11
39/34	39/34

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 39/20 Simplified? (The answer is: 39/20). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '39/20') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 39/20) 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).

39/20 Simplified