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You check whether the numerator and the denominator have a common factor. If they do, divide both the numerator and the denominator by this common factor. Continue until there are no more common factors.

The greatest common factor can be found by prime factorization; for larger numbers, Euclid's algorithm is much more efficient.

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Find the GCF of the numerator and denominator and divide them both by it. If the GCF is 1, the fraction is in its simplest form.

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