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Find the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 27 and 45.
\Factors of 27: 1,3,9,27
\Factors of 45: 1,3,5,9,15,45
\Common factors are: 1,3,9.
\The Greatest Common Factor (GCF) is 9.![\"\"](\"/userfiles/image/steps_images/step2.JPG\")
Divide the numerator and denominator by the GCF 9.
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