What is 15/60 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 15/60 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 15/60 simplified to lowest terms is 1/4 (¼)

15

/

60

=

1

/

4

1/4 (¼) is the simplified fraction of 15/60.

Simplifying Fraction 15/60 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/60 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [60].

GCF of 15 and 60 is 15

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [60] by the GCF [15].

15 ÷ 15

/

60 ÷ 15

=

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 15/60 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/60 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [60].

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

Prime Factors of 60: 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 × 3 × 5

=

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 15/60 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [15] and denominator [60] 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

/

60 ÷ 3

=

5

/

20

5 ÷ 5

/

20 ÷ 5

=

1

/

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
15/45	1/3 (⅓)
15/46	15/46
15/47	15/47
15/48	5/16
15/49	15/49
15/50	3/10
15/51	5/17
15/52	15/52
15/53	15/53
15/54	5/18
15/55	3/11
15/56	15/56
15/57	5/19
15/58	15/58
15/59	15/59
15/60	1/4 (¼)
15/61	15/61
15/62	15/62
15/63	5/21
15/64	15/64
15/65	3/13
15/66	5/22
15/67	15/67
15/68	15/68
15/69	5/23
15/70	3/14
15/71	15/71
15/72	5/24
15/73	15/73
15/74	15/74

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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 15/60 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/4 (¼)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '15/60') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 15/60) 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).

15/60 Simplified