6/51 Simplified
What is 6/51 Simplified?
2/17 is the simplified fraction of 6/51.
Simplifying Fraction 6/51 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 6/51 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [51].
GCF of 6 and 51 is 3
And then divide both the numerator [6] and denominator [51] by the GCF [3].
Simplifying Fraction 6/51 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 6/51 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [51].
Prime Factors of 6: 2,3
Prime Factors of 51: 3,17
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 6/51 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] and denominator [51] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
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