What is 54/27 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 54/27 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 54/27 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [54] and denominator [27].

GCF of 54 and 27 is 27

And then divide both the numerator [54] and denominator [27] by the GCF [27].

54 ÷ 27

/

27 ÷ 27

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 54/27 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 54/27 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [54] and denominator [27].

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

Prime Factors of 27: 3,3,3

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

/

3 × 3 × 3

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 54/27 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [54] and denominator [27] 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 ÷ 3

/

27 ÷ 3

=

18

/

9

18 ÷ 3

/

9 ÷ 3

=

6

/

3

6 ÷ 3

/

3 ÷ 3

=

2

/

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
54/33	18/11
54/34	27/17
54/35	54/35
54/36	3/2
54/37	54/37
54/38	27/19
54/39	18/13
54/40	27/20
54/41	54/41

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54/27 Simplified