What is 6/2 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 6/2 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 6/2 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [2].

GCF of 6 and 2 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [6] and denominator [2] by the GCF [2].

6 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 6/2 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 6/2 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [2].

Prime Factors of 6: 2,3

Prime Factors of 2: 2

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 3

/

2

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 6/2 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] and denominator [2] 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

/

2 ÷ 2

=

3

/

1

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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)

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