What is 120/160 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 120/160 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 120/160 simplified to lowest terms is 3/4 (¾)

120

/

160

=

3

/

4

3/4 (¾) is the simplified fraction of 120/160.

Simplifying Fraction 120/160 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 120/160 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [120] and denominator [160].

GCF of 120 and 160 is 40

And then divide both the numerator [120] and denominator [160] by the GCF [40].

120 ÷ 40

/

160 ÷ 40

=

3

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 120/160 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 120/160 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [120] and denominator [160].

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

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 × 2 × 3 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

3

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 120/160 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [120] 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.

120 ÷ 2

/

160 ÷ 2

=

60

/

80

60 ÷ 2

/

80 ÷ 2

=

30

/

40

30 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

15

/

20

15 ÷ 5

/

20 ÷ 5

=

3

/

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
120/145	24/29
120/146	60/73
120/147	40/49
120/148	30/37
120/149	120/149
120/150	4/5 (⅘)
120/151	120/151
120/152	15/19
120/153	40/51
120/154	60/77
120/155	24/31
120/156	10/13
120/157	120/157
120/158	60/79
120/159	40/53
120/160	3/4 (¾)
120/161	120/161
120/162	20/27
120/163	120/163
120/164	30/41
120/165	8/11
120/166	60/83
120/167	120/167
120/168	5/7
120/169	120/169
120/170	12/17
120/171	40/57
120/172	30/43
120/173	120/173
120/174	20/29

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 120/160 Simplified? (The answer is: 3/4 (¾)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '120/160') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 120/160) 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).

120/160 Simplified