6/18 Simplified
What is 6/18 Simplified?
1/3 (⅓) is the simplified fraction of 6/18.
Simplifying Fraction 6/18 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 6/18 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [18].
GCF of 6 and 18 is 6
And then divide both the numerator [6] and denominator [18] by the GCF [6].
Simplifying Fraction 6/18 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 6/18 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [18].
Prime Factors of 6: 2,3
Prime Factors of 18: 2,3,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 6/18 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] and denominator [18] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.