What is 16/120 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 16/120 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 16/120 simplified to lowest terms is 2/15

16

/

120

=

2

/

15

2/15 is the simplified fraction of 16/120.

Simplifying Fraction 16/120 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/120 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [120].

GCF of 16 and 120 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [120] by the GCF [8].

16 ÷ 8

/

120 ÷ 8

=

2

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 16/120 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/120 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [120].

Prime Factors of 16: 2,2,2,2

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:

2 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

=

2

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 16/120 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] 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.

16 ÷ 2

/

120 ÷ 2

=

8

/

60

8 ÷ 2

/

60 ÷ 2

=

4

/

30

4 ÷ 2

/

30 ÷ 2

=

2

/

15

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
16/105	16/105
16/106	8/53
16/107	16/107
16/108	4/27
16/109	16/109
16/110	8/55
16/111	16/111
16/112	1/7 (⅐)
16/113	16/113
16/114	8/57
16/115	16/115
16/116	4/29
16/117	16/117
16/118	8/59
16/119	16/119
16/120	2/15
16/121	16/121
16/122	8/61
16/123	16/123
16/124	4/31
16/125	16/125
16/126	8/63
16/127	16/127
16/128	1/8 (⅛)
16/129	16/129
16/130	8/65
16/131	16/131
16/132	4/33
16/133	16/133
16/134	8/67

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16/120 Simplified