What is 54/12 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 54/12 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 54/12 simplified to lowest terms is 9/2

54

12

=

9

2

9/2 is the simplified fraction of 54/12.

Since the numerator [54] is greater than the denominator [12] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

9

2

=4

1

2

Simplifying Fraction 54/12 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 54/12 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [54] and denominator [12].

GCF of 54 and 12 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [54] and denominator [12] by the GCF [6].

54 ÷ 6

12 ÷ 6

=

9

2

Simplifying Fraction 54/12 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 54/12 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [54] and denominator [12].

Prime Factors of 54: 2,3,3,3

Prime Factors of 12: 2,2,3

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

2 × 3 × 3 × 3

2 × 2 × 3

=

9

2

Simplifying Fraction 54/12 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [54] and denominator [12] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

54 ÷ 2

12 ÷ 2

=

27

6

27 ÷ 3

6 ÷ 3

=

9

2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
54/1	54/1
54/2	27/1
54/3	18/1
54/4	27/2
54/5	54/5
54/6	9/1
54/7	54/7
54/8	27/4
54/9	6/1
54/10	27/5
54/11	54/11
54/12	9/2
54/13	54/13
54/14	27/7
54/15	18/5
54/16	27/8
54/17	54/17
54/18	3/1
54/19	54/19
54/20	27/10
54/21	18/7
54/22	27/11
54/23	54/23
54/24	9/4
54/25	54/25
54/26	27/13
54/27	2/1
54/28	27/14
54/29	54/29
54/30	9/5

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