16/43 Simplified
What is 16/43 Simplified?
The fraction 16/43 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 16 and denominator 43 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 16/43 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 16/43 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [43].
GCF of 16 and 43 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [43] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 16/43 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 16/43 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [43].
Prime Factors of 16: 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:
Simplifying Fraction 16/43 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [43] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
In our case (16/43) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.