What is 45/18 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 45/18 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 45/18 simplified to lowest terms is 5/2

45

18

=

5

2

5/2 is the simplified fraction of 45/18.

Since the numerator [45] 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:

5

2

=2

1

2

Simplifying Fraction 45/18 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 45/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [45] and denominator [18].

GCF of 45 and 18 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [45] and denominator [18] by the GCF [9].

45 ÷ 9

18 ÷ 9

=

5

2

Simplifying Fraction 45/18 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 45/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [45] and denominator [18].

Prime Factors of 45: 3,3,5

Prime Factors of 18: 2,3,3

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

3 × 3 × 5

2 × 3 × 3

=

5

2

Simplifying Fraction 45/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [45] 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 remainder.

45 ÷ 3

18 ÷ 3

=

15

6

15 ÷ 3

6 ÷ 3

=

5

2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
45/3	15/1
45/4	45/4
45/5	9/1
45/6	15/2
45/7	45/7
45/8	45/8
45/9	5/1
45/10	9/2
45/11	45/11
45/12	15/4
45/13	45/13
45/14	45/14
45/15	3/1
45/16	45/16
45/17	45/17
45/18	5/2
45/19	45/19
45/20	9/4
45/21	15/7
45/22	45/22
45/23	45/23
45/24	15/8
45/25	9/5
45/26	45/26
45/27	5/3
45/28	45/28
45/29	45/29
45/30	3/2
45/31	45/31
45/32	45/32

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