6/12 Simplified
What is 6/12 Simplified?
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].
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:
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.