What is 120/170 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 120/170 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 120/170 simplified to lowest terms is 12/17

120

/

170

=

12

/

17

12/17 is the simplified fraction of 120/170.

Simplifying Fraction 120/170 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 120/170 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [120] and denominator [170].

GCF of 120 and 170 is 10

And then divide both the numerator [120] and denominator [170] by the GCF [10].

120 ÷ 10

/

170 ÷ 10

=

12

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 120/170 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 120/170 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [120] and denominator [170].

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

Prime Factors of 170: 2,5,17

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 × 5 × 17

=

12

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 120/170 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [120] and denominator [170] 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

/

170 ÷ 2

=

60

/

85

60 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

12

/

17

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
120/175	24/35
120/176	15/22
120/177	40/59
120/178	60/89
120/179	120/179
120/180	2/3 (⅔)
120/181	120/181
120/182	60/91
120/183	40/61
120/184	15/23

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 120/170) 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).

120/170 Simplified