What is 81/36 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 81/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 81/36 simplified to lowest terms is 9/4

81

/

36

=

9

/

4

9/4 is the simplified fraction of 81/36.

Since the numerator [81] 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:

9

/

4

=2

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 81/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 81/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [81] and denominator [36].

GCF of 81 and 36 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [81] and denominator [36] by the GCF [9].

81 ÷ 9

/

36 ÷ 9

=

9

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 81/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 81/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [81] and denominator [36].

Prime Factors of 81: 3,3,3,3

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:

3 × 3 × 3 × 3

/

2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

9

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 81/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [81] 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.

81 ÷ 3

/

36 ÷ 3

=

27

/

12

27 ÷ 3

/

12 ÷ 3

=

9

/

4

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
81/21	27/7
81/22	81/22
81/23	81/23
81/24	27/8
81/25	81/25
81/26	81/26
81/27	3/1
81/28	81/28
81/29	81/29
81/30	27/10
81/31	81/31
81/32	81/32
81/33	27/11
81/34	81/34
81/35	81/35
81/36	9/4
81/37	81/37
81/38	81/38
81/39	27/13
81/40	81/40
81/41	81/41
81/42	27/14
81/43	81/43
81/44	81/44
81/45	9/5
81/46	81/46
81/47	81/47
81/48	27/16
81/49	81/49
81/50	81/50

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81/36 Simplified