What is 80/36 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

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

Related Calculations

What is 80 percent of 36?

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
80/2	40/1
80/3	80/3
80/5	16/1
80/9	80/9
80/10	8/1
80/15	16/3
80/16	5/1
80/20	4/1
80/24	10/3
80/25	16/5
80/36	20/9
80/39	80/39
80/45	16/9
80/50	8/5
80/60	4/3
80/64	5/4
80/80	1/1
80/85	16/17
80/88	10/11
80/89	80/89
80/90	8/9
80/95	16/19
80/99	80/99
80/100	4/5 (⅘)
80/110	8/11
80/120	2/3 (⅔)
80/130	8/13
80/140	4/7
80/150	8/15
80/160	1/2 (½)

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 80/36 Simplified? (The answer is: 20/9). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '80/36') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 80/36) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

80/36 Simplified