Question

What is 36/63 in simplest form?

Answer 1

36/63 has a GCF of 9.

(36÷9)/(63÷9) = 4/7

Answer 2

to write a fraction in its simplest form we have to divide both numerator and denominator by a factor common to both

so we have to find the highest common factor for both 36 and 63

the factors for both numbers are as follows

36 -- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 36

63 - 1, 7, 9 and 63

the highest factor common for both is 9

so we can divide the fraction by 9

$\frac{36/9}{63/9} = \frac{4}{7}$

the simplest form is 4/7