What is 45/85 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 45/85 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 45/85 simplified to lowest terms is 9/17

45

/

85

=

9

/

17

9/17 is the simplified fraction of 45/85.

Simplifying Fraction 45/85 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 45/85 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [45] and denominator [85].

GCF of 45 and 85 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [45] and denominator [85] by the GCF [5].

45 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

9

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 45/85 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 45/85 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [45] and denominator [85].

Prime Factors of 45: 3,3,5

Prime Factors of 85: 5,17

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

3 × 3 × 5

/

5 × 17

=

9

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 45/85 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [45] and denominator [85] 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 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

9

/

17

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
45/70	9/14
45/71	45/71
45/72	5/8 (⅝)
45/73	45/73
45/74	45/74
45/75	3/5 (⅗)
45/76	45/76
45/77	45/77
45/78	15/26
45/79	45/79
45/80	9/16
45/81	5/9
45/82	45/82
45/83	45/83
45/84	15/28
45/85	9/17
45/86	45/86
45/87	15/29
45/88	45/88
45/89	45/89
45/90	1/2 (½)
45/91	45/91
45/92	45/92
45/93	15/31
45/94	45/94
45/95	9/19
45/96	15/32
45/97	45/97
45/98	45/98
45/99	5/11

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 45/85) 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).

45/85 Simplified