16/42 Simplified
What is 16/42 Simplified?
8/21 is the simplified fraction of 16/42.
Simplifying Fraction 16/42 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 16/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [42].
GCF of 16 and 42 is 2
And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [42] by the GCF [2].
Simplifying Fraction 16/42 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 16/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [42].
Prime Factors of 16: 2,2,2,2
Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 16/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [42] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
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