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 remainder.

16 ÷ 2

120 ÷ 2

=

8

60

8 ÷ 2

60 ÷ 2

=

4

30

4 ÷ 2

30 ÷ 2

=

2

15

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
16/41	16/41
16/42	8/21
16/43	16/43
16/44	4/11
16/45	16/45
16/46	8/23
16/47	16/47
16/48	1/3 (⅓)
16/49	16/49
16/50	8/25
16/52	4/13
16/56	2/7
16/60	4/15
16/63	16/63
16/64	1/4 (¼)
16/68	4/17
16/72	2/9
16/76	4/19
16/80	1/5 (⅕)
16/81	16/81
16/88	2/11
16/90	8/45
16/96	1/6 (⅙)
16/99	16/99
16/100	4/25
16/120	2/15
16/121	16/121
16/125	16/125
16/128	1/8 (⅛)
16/1000	2/125

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16/120 Simplified