85/17 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 85/17 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [85] and denominator [17].

GCF of 85 and 17 is 17

And then divide both the numerator [85] and denominator [17] by the GCF [17].

Another method to reduce the fraction 85/17 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [85] and denominator [17].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [85] and denominator [17] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.