501/1002 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 501/1002 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [501] and denominator [1002].

GCF of 501 and 1002 is 501

And then divide both the numerator [501] and denominator [1002] by the GCF [501].

Another method to reduce the fraction 501/1002 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [501] and denominator [1002].

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

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [501] and denominator [1002] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.