What is 80/36 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 80/36 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 80/36 simplified to lowest terms is 20/9

80

36

=

20

9

20/9 is the simplified fraction of 80/36.

Since the numerator [80] is greater than the denominator [36] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

20

9

=2

2

9

Simplifying Fraction 80/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 80/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [80] and denominator [36].

GCF of 80 and 36 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [80] and denominator [36] by the GCF [4].

80 ÷ 4

36 ÷ 4

=

20

9

Simplifying Fraction 80/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 80/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [80] and denominator [36].

Prime Factors of 80: 2,2,2,2,5

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 × 5

2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

20

9

Simplifying Fraction 80/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [80] 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 remainder.

80 ÷ 2

36 ÷ 2

=

40

18

40 ÷ 2

18 ÷ 2

=

20

9

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
80/21	80/21
80/22	40/11
80/23	80/23
80/24	10/3
80/25	16/5
80/26	40/13
80/27	80/27
80/28	20/7
80/29	80/29
80/30	8/3
80/31	80/31
80/32	5/2
80/33	80/33
80/34	40/17
80/35	16/7
80/36	20/9
80/37	80/37
80/38	40/19
80/39	80/39
80/40	2/1
80/41	80/41
80/42	40/21
80/43	80/43
80/44	20/11
80/45	16/9
80/46	40/23
80/47	80/47
80/48	5/3
80/49	80/49
80/50	8/5

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80/36 Simplified