8/32 Simplified
What is 8/32 Simplified?
1/4 (¼) is the simplified fraction of 8/32.
Simplifying Fraction 8/32 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 8/32 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [8] and denominator [32].
GCF of 8 and 32 is 8
And then divide both the numerator [8] and denominator [32] by the GCF [8].
Simplifying Fraction 8/32 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 8/32 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [8] and denominator [32].
Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2
Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 8/32 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [8] and denominator [32] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.