What is 100/160 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 100/160 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 100/160 simplified to lowest terms is 5/8 (⅝)

100

/

160

=

5

/

8

5/8 (⅝) is the simplified fraction of 100/160.

Simplifying Fraction 100/160 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 100/160 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [100] and denominator [160].

GCF of 100 and 160 is 20

And then divide both the numerator [100] and denominator [160] by the GCF [20].

100 ÷ 20

/

160 ÷ 20

=

5

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 100/160 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 100/160 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [100] and denominator [160].

Prime Factors of 100: 2,2,5,5

Prime Factors of 160: 2,2,2,2,2,5

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

2 × 2 × 5 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

5

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 100/160 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [100] and denominator [160] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

100 ÷ 2

/

160 ÷ 2

=

50

/

80

50 ÷ 2

/

80 ÷ 2

=

25

/

40

25 ÷ 5

/

40 ÷ 5

=

5

/

8

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
100/145	20/29
100/146	50/73
100/147	100/147
100/148	25/37
100/149	100/149
100/150	2/3 (⅔)
100/151	100/151
100/152	25/38
100/153	100/153
100/154	50/77
100/155	20/31
100/156	25/39
100/157	100/157
100/158	50/79
100/159	100/159
100/160	5/8 (⅝)
100/161	100/161
100/162	50/81
100/163	100/163
100/164	25/41
100/165	20/33
100/166	50/83
100/167	100/167
100/168	25/42
100/169	100/169
100/170	10/17
100/171	100/171
100/172	25/43
100/173	100/173
100/174	50/87

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 100/160) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

100/160 Simplified