112/120 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 112/120 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [112] and denominator [120].

GCF of 112 and 120 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [112] and denominator [120] by the GCF [8].

Another method to reduce the fraction 112/120 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [112] and denominator [120].

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

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [112] and denominator [120] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.