Question

Simply 36/1225 into the smallest fraction

Answer 1

Answer:

36/1225 is in the simplest form.

Step-by-step explanation:

The easiest way to simplify a fraction is to look at eachs prime factorization:

36 has the factors:

(1,  2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 18 , 36)

1225 has these factors:

(1, 5, 7, 25, 35, 49, 175, 245, 1225)

Now we look for a common factor greater than 1:

Hmm... there isn't one in these sequences! With that information in our belt, we now know that 36/1225 is in its simplest form.