58/87 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 58/87 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [58] and denominator [87].

GCF of 58 and 87 is 29

And then divide both the numerator [58] and denominator [87] by the GCF [29].

Another method to reduce the fraction 58/87 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [58] and denominator [87].

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 [58] and denominator [87] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.