What is 125/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 125/8 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 125/8 simplified to lowest terms is 125/8

125

/

8

The fraction 125/8 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 125 and denominator 8 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [125] is greater than the denominator [8] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

125

/

8

=15

5

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 125/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 125/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [125] and denominator [8].

GCF of 125 and 8 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [125] and denominator [8] by the GCF [1].

125 ÷ 1

/

8 ÷ 1

=

125

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 125/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 125/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [125] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 125: 5,5,5

Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

5 × 5 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

125

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 125/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [125] and denominator [8] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (125/8) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
125/1	125/1
125/2	125/2
125/3	125/3
125/4	125/4
125/5	25/1
125/6	125/6
125/7	125/7
125/8	125/8
125/9	125/9
125/10	25/2
125/11	125/11
125/12	125/12
125/13	125/13
125/14	125/14
125/15	25/3
125/16	125/16
125/17	125/17
125/18	125/18
125/19	125/19
125/20	25/4
125/21	125/21
125/22	125/22
125/23	125/23
125/24	125/24
125/25	5/1
125/26	125/26
125/27	125/27
125/28	125/28
125/29	125/29
125/30	25/6

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 125/8) 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).

125/8 Simplified