What is 46/36 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 46/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 46/36 simplified to lowest terms is 23/18

46

/

36

=

23

/

18

23/18 is the simplified fraction of 46/36.

Since the numerator [46] is greater than the denominator [36] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

23

/

18

=1

5

/

18

Simplifying Fraction 46/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 46/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [46] and denominator [36].

GCF of 46 and 36 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [46] and denominator [36] by the GCF [2].

46 ÷ 2

/

36 ÷ 2

=

23

/

18

Simplifying Fraction 46/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 46/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [46] and denominator [36].

Prime Factors of 46: 2,23

Prime Factors of 36: 2,2,3,3

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

2 × 23

/

2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

23

/

18

Simplifying Fraction 46/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [46] and denominator [36] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

46 ÷ 2

/

36 ÷ 2

=

23

/

18

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
46/21	46/21
46/22	23/11
46/23	2/1
46/24	23/12
46/25	46/25
46/26	23/13
46/27	46/27
46/28	23/14
46/29	46/29
46/30	23/15
46/31	46/31
46/32	23/16
46/33	46/33
46/34	23/17
46/35	46/35
46/36	23/18
46/37	46/37
46/38	23/19
46/39	46/39
46/40	23/20
46/41	46/41
46/42	23/21
46/43	46/43
46/44	23/22
46/45	46/45
46/46	1/1
46/47	46/47
46/48	23/24
46/49	46/49
46/50	23/25

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