What is 15/78 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 15/78 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 15/78 simplified to lowest terms is 5/26

15

/

78

=

5

/

26

5/26 is the simplified fraction of 15/78.

Simplifying Fraction 15/78 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/78 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [78].

GCF of 15 and 78 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [78] by the GCF [3].

15 ÷ 3

/

78 ÷ 3

=

5

/

26

Simplifying Fraction 15/78 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/78 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [78].

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

Prime Factors of 78: 2,3,13

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

3 × 5

/

2 × 3 × 13

=

5

/

26

Simplifying Fraction 15/78 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [15] and denominator [78] 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

/

78 ÷ 3

=

5

/

26

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
15/90	1/6 (⅙)
15/91	15/91
15/92	15/92

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 15/78) 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).

15/78 Simplified