What is 16/46 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 16/46 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 16/46 simplified to lowest terms is 8/23

16

/

46

=

8

/

23

8/23 is the simplified fraction of 16/46.

Simplifying Fraction 16/46 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/46 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [46].

GCF of 16 and 46 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [46] by the GCF [2].

16 ÷ 2

/

46 ÷ 2

=

8

/

23

Simplifying Fraction 16/46 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/46 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [46].

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

Prime Factors of 46: 2,23

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 × 23

=

8

/

23

Simplifying Fraction 16/46 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [46] 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

/

46 ÷ 2

=

8

/

23

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
16/47	16/47
16/48	1/3 (⅓)
16/49	16/49
16/50	8/25
16/51	16/51
16/52	4/13
16/53	16/53
16/54	8/27
16/55	16/55
16/56	2/7
16/57	16/57
16/58	8/29
16/59	16/59
16/60	4/15

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 16/46) 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).

16/46 Simplified