What is 78/2 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 78/2 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 78/2 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [78] and denominator [2].

GCF of 78 and 2 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [78] and denominator [2] by the GCF [2].

78 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

39

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 78/2 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 78/2 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [78] and denominator [2].

Prime Factors of 78: 2,3,13

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 × 13

/

2

=

39

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 78/2 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [78] 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.

78 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

39

/

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
78/1	78/1
78/2	39/1
78/3	26/1
78/4	39/2
78/5	78/5
78/6	13/1
78/7	78/7
78/8	39/4
78/9	26/3
78/10	39/5
78/11	78/11
78/12	13/2
78/13	6/1
78/14	39/7
78/15	26/5
78/16	39/8
78/17	78/17
78/18	13/3
78/19	78/19
78/20	39/10
78/21	26/7
78/22	39/11
78/23	78/23
78/24	13/4
78/25	78/25
78/26	3/1
78/27	26/9
78/28	39/14
78/29	78/29
78/30	13/5

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78/2 Simplified