64/36 Simplified

What is 64/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 64/36 simplified to lowest terms is 16/9
64
/
36
=
16
/
9

16/9 is the simplified fraction of 64/36.

Since the numerator [64] is greater than the denominator [36] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

16
/
9
=1
7
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 64/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 64/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [64] and denominator [36].

GCF of 64 and 36 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [64] and denominator [36] by the GCF [4].

64 ÷ 4
/
36 ÷ 4
=
16
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 64/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 64/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [64] and denominator [36].

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
/
2 × 2 × 3 × 3
=
16
/
9

Simplifying Fraction 64/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [64] and denominator [36] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

64 ÷ 2
/
36 ÷ 2
=
32
/
18
32 ÷ 2
/
18 ÷ 2
=
16
/
9

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
64/2164/21
64/2232/11
64/2364/23
64/24
64/25
64/2632/13
64/27
64/28
64/2964/29
64/3032/15
64/3164/31
64/3364/33
64/3432/17
64/3564/35
64/3764/37
64/3832/19
64/3964/39
64/40
64/4164/41
64/4232/21
64/4364/43
64/44
64/4564/45
64/4632/23
64/4764/47
64/49
64/5032/25

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What is 64/36 Simplified?

Fraction 64/36 simplified to lowest terms is 16/9