What is 16/32 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 16/32 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 16/32 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)

16

/

32

=

1

/

2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 16/32.

Simplifying Fraction 16/32 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/32 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [32].

GCF of 16 and 32 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [32] by the GCF [16].

16 ÷ 16

/

32 ÷ 16

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 16/32 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/32 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [32].

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

Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2

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 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

=

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 16/32 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [32] 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

/

32 ÷ 2

=

8

/

16

8 ÷ 2

/

16 ÷ 2

=

4

/

8

4 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

2

/

4

2 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

1

/

2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
16/43	16/43
16/44	4/11
16/45	16/45
16/46	8/23

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 16/32 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/2 (½)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '16/32') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 16/32) 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).

16/32 Simplified