45/51 Simplified

What is 45/51 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 45/51 simplified to lowest terms is 15/17
45
/
51
=
15
/
17

15/17 is the simplified fraction of 45/51.

Simplifying Fraction 45/51 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 45/51 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [45] and denominator [51].

GCF of 45 and 51 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [45] and denominator [51] by the GCF [3].

45 ÷ 3
/
51 ÷ 3
=
15
/
17

Simplifying Fraction 45/51 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 45/51 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [45] and denominator [51].

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

3 × 3 × 5
/
3 × 17
=
15
/
17

Simplifying Fraction 45/51 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

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

45 ÷ 3
/
51 ÷ 3
=
15
/
17

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What is 45/51 Simplified?

Fraction 45/51 simplified to lowest terms is 15/17