What is 15/120 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 15/120 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 15/120 simplified to lowest terms is 1/8 (⅛)

15

/

120

=

1

/

8

1/8 (⅛) is the simplified fraction of 15/120.

Simplifying Fraction 15/120 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/120 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [120].

GCF of 15 and 120 is 15

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [120] by the GCF [15].

15 ÷ 15

/

120 ÷ 15

=

1

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 15/120 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/120 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [120].

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

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

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

3 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

=

1

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 15/120 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [15] and denominator [120] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

15 ÷ 3

/

120 ÷ 3

=

5

/

40

5 ÷ 5

/

40 ÷ 5

=

1

/

8

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
15/105	1/7 (⅐)
15/106	15/106
15/107	15/107
15/108	5/36
15/109	15/109
15/110	3/22
15/111	5/37
15/112	15/112
15/113	15/113
15/114	5/38
15/115	3/23
15/116	15/116
15/117	5/39
15/118	15/118
15/119	15/119
15/120	1/8 (⅛)
15/121	15/121
15/122	15/122
15/123	5/41
15/124	15/124
15/125	3/25
15/126	5/42
15/127	15/127
15/128	15/128
15/129	5/43
15/130	3/26
15/131	15/131
15/132	5/44
15/133	15/133
15/134	15/134

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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 15/120 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/8 (⅛)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '15/120') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 15/120) 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).

15/120 Simplified