What is 54/18 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 54/18 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 54/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [54] and denominator [18].

GCF of 54 and 18 is 18

And then divide both the numerator [54] and denominator [18] by the GCF [18].

54 ÷ 18

/

18 ÷ 18

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 54/18 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 54/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [54] and denominator [18].

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

Prime Factors of 18: 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 × 3 × 3 × 3

/

2 × 3 × 3

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 54/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [54] and denominator [18] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

54 ÷ 2

/

18 ÷ 2

=

27

/

9

27 ÷ 3

/

9 ÷ 3

=

9

/

3

9 ÷ 3

/

3 ÷ 3

=

3

/

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
54/31	54/31
54/32	27/16

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54/18 Simplified