70/140 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 70/140 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [70] and denominator [140].

GCF of 70 and 140 is 70

And then divide both the numerator [70] and denominator [140] by the GCF [70].

Another method to reduce the fraction 70/140 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [70] and denominator [140].

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

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [70] and denominator [140] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.