What is 16/28 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 16/28 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 16/28 simplified to lowest terms is 4/7

16

/

28

=

4

/

7

4/7 is the simplified fraction of 16/28.

Simplifying Fraction 16/28 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/28 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [28].

GCF of 16 and 28 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [28] by the GCF [4].

16 ÷ 4

/

28 ÷ 4

=

4

/

7

Simplifying Fraction 16/28 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/28 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [28].

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

Prime Factors of 28: 2,2,7

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 × 7

=

4

/

7

Simplifying Fraction 16/28 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [28] 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

/

28 ÷ 2

=

8

/

14

8 ÷ 2

/

14 ÷ 2

=

4

/

7

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
16/13	16/13
16/14	8/7
16/15	16/15
16/16	1/1
16/17	16/17
16/18	8/9
16/19	16/19
16/20	4/5 (⅘)
16/21	16/21
16/22	8/11
16/23	16/23
16/24	2/3 (⅔)
16/25	16/25
16/26	8/13
16/27	16/27
16/28	4/7
16/29	16/29
16/30	8/15
16/31	16/31
16/32	1/2 (½)
16/33	16/33
16/34	8/17
16/35	16/35
16/36	4/9
16/37	16/37
16/38	8/19
16/39	16/39
16/40	2/5 (⅖)
16/41	16/41
16/42	8/21

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16/28 Simplified