What is 120/15 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 120/15 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 120/15 simplified to lowest terms is 8/1

120

15

=

8

1

8/1 is the simplified fraction of 120/15.

Since the numerator [120] is greater than the denominator [15] and numerator is a multiple of the denominator, so we can convert it into a whole number:

8

1

=8

Simplifying Fraction 120/15 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 120/15 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [120] and denominator [15].

GCF of 120 and 15 is 15

And then divide both the numerator [120] and denominator [15] by the GCF [15].

120 ÷ 15

15 ÷ 15

=

8

1

Simplifying Fraction 120/15 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 120/15 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [120] and denominator [15].

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

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

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

3 × 5

=

8

1

Simplifying Fraction 120/15 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [120] and denominator [15] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

120 ÷ 3

15 ÷ 3

=

40

5

40 ÷ 5

5 ÷ 5

=

8

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
120/1	120/1
120/2	60/1
120/3	40/1
120/4	30/1
120/5	24/1
120/6	20/1
120/7	120/7
120/8	15/1
120/9	40/3
120/10	12/1
120/11	120/11
120/12	10/1
120/13	120/13
120/14	60/7
120/15	8/1
120/16	15/2
120/17	120/17
120/18	20/3
120/19	120/19
120/20	6/1
120/21	40/7
120/22	60/11
120/23	120/23
120/24	5/1
120/25	24/5
120/26	60/13
120/27	40/9
120/28	30/7
120/29	120/29
120/30	4/1

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120/15 Simplified