What is 45/60 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 45/60 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 45/60 simplified to lowest terms is 3/4 (¾)

45

/

60

=

3

/

4

3/4 (¾) is the simplified fraction of 45/60.

Simplifying Fraction 45/60 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 45/60 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [45] and denominator [60].

GCF of 45 and 60 is 15

And then divide both the numerator [45] and denominator [60] by the GCF [15].

45 ÷ 15

/

60 ÷ 15

=

3

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 45/60 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 45/60 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [45] and denominator [60].

Prime Factors of 45: 3,3,5

Prime Factors of 60: 2,2,3,5

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

=

3

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 45/60 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [45] and denominator [60] 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

/

60 ÷ 3

=

15

/

20

15 ÷ 5

/

20 ÷ 5

=

3

/

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
45/45	1/1
45/46	45/46
45/47	45/47
45/48	15/16
45/49	45/49
45/50	9/10
45/51	15/17
45/52	45/52
45/53	45/53
45/54	5/6 (⅚)
45/55	9/11
45/56	45/56
45/57	15/19
45/58	45/58
45/59	45/59
45/60	3/4 (¾)
45/61	45/61
45/62	45/62
45/63	5/7
45/64	45/64
45/65	9/13
45/66	15/22
45/67	45/67
45/68	45/68
45/69	15/23
45/70	9/14
45/71	45/71
45/72	5/8 (⅝)
45/73	45/73
45/74	45/74

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 45/60 Simplified? (The answer is: 3/4 (¾)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '45/60') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 45/60) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

45/60 Simplified