What is 100/20 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 100/20 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 100/20 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [100] and denominator [20].

GCF of 100 and 20 is 20

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

100 ÷ 20

/

20 ÷ 20

=

5

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 100/20 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 100/20 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [100] and denominator [20].

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

Prime Factors of 20: 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 × 5

=

5

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 100/20 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [100] and denominator [20] 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

/

20 ÷ 2

=

50

/

10

50 ÷ 2

/

10 ÷ 2

=

25

/

5

25 ÷ 5

/

5 ÷ 5

=

5

/

1

Related Calculations

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
100/5	20/1
100/6	50/3
100/7	100/7
100/8	25/2
100/9	100/9
100/10	10/1
100/11	100/11
100/12	25/3
100/13	100/13
100/14	50/7
100/15	20/3
100/16	25/4
100/17	100/17
100/18	50/9
100/19	100/19
100/20	5/1
100/21	100/21
100/22	50/11
100/23	100/23
100/24	25/6
100/25	4/1
100/26	50/13
100/27	100/27
100/28	25/7
100/29	100/29
100/30	10/3
100/31	100/31
100/32	25/8
100/33	100/33
100/34	50/17

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 100/20 Simplified? (The answer is: 5/1). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '100/20') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 100/20) 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).

100/20 Simplified