What is 120/100 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 120/100 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 120/100 simplified to lowest terms is 6/5

120

/

100

=

6

/

5

6/5 is the simplified fraction of 120/100.

Since the numerator [120] is greater than the denominator [100] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

6

/

5

=1

1

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 120/100 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 120/100 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [120] and denominator [100].

GCF of 120 and 100 is 20

And then divide both the numerator [120] and denominator [100] by the GCF [20].

120 ÷ 20

/

100 ÷ 20

=

6

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 120/100 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 120/100 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [120] and denominator [100].

Prime Factors of 120: 2,2,2,3,5

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

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

6

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 120/100 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [120] and denominator [100] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

120 ÷ 2

/

100 ÷ 2

=

60

/

50

60 ÷ 2

/

50 ÷ 2

=

30

/

25

30 ÷ 5

/

25 ÷ 5

=

6

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
120/85	24/17
120/86	60/43
120/87	40/29
120/88	15/11
120/89	120/89
120/90	4/3
120/91	120/91
120/92	30/23
120/93	40/31
120/94	60/47
120/95	24/19
120/96	5/4
120/97	120/97
120/98	60/49
120/99	40/33
120/100	6/5
120/101	120/101
120/102	20/17
120/103	120/103
120/104	15/13
120/105	8/7
120/106	60/53
120/107	120/107
120/108	10/9
120/109	120/109
120/110	12/11
120/111	40/37
120/112	15/14
120/113	120/113
120/114	20/19

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 120/100) 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).

120/100 Simplified