396/240 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 396/240 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [396] and denominator [240].

GCF of 396 and 240 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [396] and denominator [240] by the GCF [12].

Another method to reduce the fraction 396/240 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [396] and denominator [240].

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 [396] and denominator [240] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.