What is 8/36 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 8/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 8/36 simplified to lowest terms is 2/9

8

/

36

=

2

/

9

2/9 is the simplified fraction of 8/36.

Simplifying Fraction 8/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 8/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [8] and denominator [36].

GCF of 8 and 36 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [8] and denominator [36] by the GCF [4].

8 ÷ 4

/

36 ÷ 4

=

2

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 8/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 8/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [8] and denominator [36].

Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2

Prime Factors of 36: 2,2,3,3

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 × 3 × 3

=

2

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 8/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [8] 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.

8 ÷ 2

/

36 ÷ 2

=

4

/

18

4 ÷ 2

/

18 ÷ 2

=

2

/

9

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
8/21	8/21
8/22	4/11
8/23	8/23
8/24	1/3 (⅓)
8/25	8/25
8/26	4/13
8/27	8/27
8/28	2/7
8/29	8/29
8/30	4/15
8/31	8/31
8/32	1/4 (¼)
8/33	8/33
8/34	4/17
8/35	8/35
8/36	2/9
8/37	8/37
8/38	4/19
8/39	8/39
8/40	1/5 (⅕)
8/41	8/41
8/42	4/21
8/43	8/43
8/44	2/11
8/45	8/45
8/46	4/23
8/47	8/47
8/48	1/6 (⅙)
8/49	8/49
8/50	4/25

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8/36 Simplified