408/51 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 408/51 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [408] and denominator [51].

GCF of 408 and 51 is 51

And then divide both the numerator [408] and denominator [51] by the GCF [51].

Another method to reduce the fraction 408/51 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [408] and denominator [51].

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 [408] and denominator [51] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.