What is 6/12 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 6/12 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 6/12 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)

6

/

12

=

1

/

2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 6/12.

Simplifying Fraction 6/12 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 6/12 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [12].

GCF of 6 and 12 is 6

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

6 ÷ 6

/

12 ÷ 6

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 6/12 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 6/12 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [12].

Prime Factors of 6: 2,3

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

/

2 × 2 × 3

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 6/12 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] 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 reminder.

6 ÷ 2

/

12 ÷ 2

=

3

/

6

3 ÷ 3

/

6 ÷ 3

=

1

/

2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
6/1	6/1
6/2	3/1
6/3	2/1
6/4	3/2
6/5	6/5
6/6	1/1
6/7	6/7
6/8	3/4 (¾)
6/9	2/3 (⅔)
6/10	3/5 (⅗)
6/11	6/11
6/12	1/2 (½)
6/13	6/13
6/14	3/7
6/15	2/5 (⅖)
6/16	3/8 (⅜)
6/17	6/17
6/18	1/3 (⅓)
6/19	6/19
6/20	3/10
6/21	2/7
6/22	3/11
6/23	6/23
6/24	1/4 (¼)
6/25	6/25
6/26	3/13
6/27	2/9
6/28	3/14
6/29	6/29
6/30	1/5 (⅕)

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 6/12 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/2 (½)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '6/12') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 6/12) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

6/12 Simplified