16/2 Simplified

What is 16/2 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 16/2 simplified to lowest terms is 8/1
16
/
2
=
8
/
1

8/1 is the simplified fraction of 16/2.

Since the numerator [16] is greater than the denominator [2] and numerator is a multiple of the denominator, so we can convert it into a whole number:

8
/
1
=8

Simplifying Fraction 16/2 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/2 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [2].

GCF of 16 and 2 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [2] by the GCF [2].

16 ÷ 2
/
2 ÷ 2
=
8
/
1

Simplifying Fraction 16/2 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/2 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [2].

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
=
8
/
1

Simplifying Fraction 16/2 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [2] 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
/
2 ÷ 2
=
8
/
1

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What is 16/2 Simplified?

Fraction 16/2 simplified to lowest terms is 8/1