120/160 Simplified

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].

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

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 [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.