What is 15/85 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 15/85 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 15/85 simplified to lowest terms is 3/17

15

/

85

=

3

/

17

3/17 is the simplified fraction of 15/85.

Simplifying Fraction 15/85 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/85 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [85].

GCF of 15 and 85 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [85] by the GCF [5].

15 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

3

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 15/85 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/85 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [85].

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

Prime Factors of 85: 5,17

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

3 × 5

/

5 × 17

=

3

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 15/85 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [15] and denominator [85] 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 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

3

/

17

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
15/93	5/31
15/94	15/94
15/95	3/19
15/96	5/32
15/97	15/97
15/98	15/98
15/99	5/33

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 15/85) 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).

15/85 Simplified