54/36 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 54/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [54] and denominator [36].

GCF of 54 and 36 is 18

And then divide both the numerator [54] and denominator [36] by the GCF [18].

Another method to reduce the fraction 54/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [54] and denominator [36].

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 [54] 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 remainder.