What is 120/180 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 120/180 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 120/180 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)

120

/

180

=

2

/

3

2/3 (⅔) is the simplified fraction of 120/180.

Simplifying Fraction 120/180 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 120/180 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [120] and denominator [180].

GCF of 120 and 180 is 60

And then divide both the numerator [120] and denominator [180] by the GCF [60].

120 ÷ 60

/

180 ÷ 60

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 120/180 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 120/180 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [120] and denominator [180].

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

Prime Factors of 180: 2,2,3,3,5

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

/

2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 120/180 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [120] and denominator [180] 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

/

180 ÷ 2

=

60

/

90

60 ÷ 2

/

90 ÷ 2

=

30

/

45

30 ÷ 3

/

45 ÷ 3

=

10

/

15

10 ÷ 5

/

15 ÷ 5

=

2

/

3

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
120/185	24/37
120/186	20/31
120/187	120/187
120/188	30/47
120/189	40/63
120/190	12/19
120/191	120/191
120/192	5/8 (⅝)
120/193	120/193
120/194	60/97

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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 120/180 Simplified? (The answer is: 2/3 (⅔)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '120/180') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 120/180) 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).

120/180 Simplified