What is 65/26 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 65/26 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 65/26 simplified to lowest terms is 5/2

65

/

26

=

5

/

2

5/2 is the simplified fraction of 65/26.

Since the numerator [65] is greater than the denominator [26] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

5

/

2

=2

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 65/26 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 65/26 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [65] and denominator [26].

GCF of 65 and 26 is 13

And then divide both the numerator [65] and denominator [26] by the GCF [13].

65 ÷ 13

/

26 ÷ 13

=

5

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 65/26 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 65/26 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [65] and denominator [26].

Prime Factors of 65: 5,13

Prime Factors of 26: 2,13

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

5 × 13

/

2 × 13

=

5

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 65/26 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [65] and denominator [26] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

65 ÷ 13

/

26 ÷ 13

=

5

/

2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
65/11	65/11
65/12	65/12
65/13	5/1
65/14	65/14
65/15	13/3
65/16	65/16
65/17	65/17
65/18	65/18
65/19	65/19
65/20	13/4
65/21	65/21
65/22	65/22
65/23	65/23
65/24	65/24
65/25	13/5
65/26	5/2
65/27	65/27
65/28	65/28
65/29	65/29
65/30	13/6
65/31	65/31
65/32	65/32
65/33	65/33
65/34	65/34
65/35	13/7
65/36	65/36
65/37	65/37
65/38	65/38
65/39	5/3
65/40	13/8

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65/26 Simplified