What is 15/75 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 15/75 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 15/75 simplified to lowest terms is 1/5 (⅕)

15

75

=

1

5

1/5 (⅕) is the simplified fraction of 15/75.

Simplifying Fraction 15/75 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/75 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [75].

GCF of 15 and 75 is 15

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [75] by the GCF [15].

15 ÷ 15

75 ÷ 15

=

1

5

Simplifying Fraction 15/75 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/75 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [75].

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

Prime Factors of 75: 3,5,5

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

3 × 5

3 × 5 × 5

=

1

5

Simplifying Fraction 15/75 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [15] and denominator [75] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

15 ÷ 3

75 ÷ 3

=

5

25

5 ÷ 5

25 ÷ 5

=

1

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
15/75	1/5 (⅕)
15/76	15/76
15/77	15/77
15/78	5/26
15/79	15/79
15/80	3/16
15/81	5/27
15/82	15/82
15/83	15/83
15/84	5/28
15/85	3/17
15/86	15/86
15/87	5/29
15/88	15/88
15/89	15/89

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 15/75) 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).

15/75 Simplified