8/54 Simplified
What is 8/54 Simplified?
4/27 is the simplified fraction of 8/54.
Simplifying Fraction 8/54 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 8/54 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [8] and denominator [54].
GCF of 8 and 54 is 2
And then divide both the numerator [8] and denominator [54] by the GCF [2].
Simplifying Fraction 8/54 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 8/54 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [8] and denominator [54].
Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2
Prime Factors of 54: 2,3,3,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 8/54 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [8] and denominator [54] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.