45/300 Simplified

What is 45/300 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 45/300 simplified to lowest terms is 3/20
45
/
300
=
3
/
20

3/20 is the simplified fraction of 45/300.

Simplifying Fraction 45/300 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 45/300 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [45] and denominator [300].

GCF of 45 and 300 is 15

And then divide both the numerator [45] and denominator [300] by the GCF [15].

45 ÷ 15
/
300 ÷ 15
=
3
/
20

Simplifying Fraction 45/300 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 45/300 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [45] and denominator [300].

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 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 5
=
3
/
20

Simplifying Fraction 45/300 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [45] and denominator [300] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

45 ÷ 3
/
300 ÷ 3
=
15
/
100
15 ÷ 5
/
100 ÷ 5
=
3
/
20

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Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
45/285
45/28645/286
45/28745/287
45/288
45/28945/289
45/2909/58
45/29115/97
45/29245/292
45/29345/293
45/29415/98
45/2959/59
45/29645/296
45/297
45/29845/298
45/29945/299
45/30145/301
45/30245/302
45/30315/101
45/30445/304
45/3059/61
45/306
45/30745/307
45/30845/308
45/30915/103
45/3109/62
45/31145/311
45/31215/104
45/31345/313
45/31445/314

FAQ

What is 45/300 Simplified?

Fraction 45/300 simplified to lowest terms is 3/20