16/58 Simplified

What is 16/58 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 16/58 simplified to lowest terms is 8/29
16
/
58
=
8
/
29

8/29 is the simplified fraction of 16/58.

Simplifying Fraction 16/58 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/58 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [58].

GCF of 16 and 58 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [58] by the GCF [2].

16 ÷ 2
/
58 ÷ 2
=
8
/
29

Simplifying Fraction 16/58 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/58 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [58].

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 × 29
=
8
/
29

Simplifying Fraction 16/58 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [58] 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
/
58 ÷ 2
=
8
/
29

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What is 16/58 Simplified?

Fraction 16/58 simplified to lowest terms is 8/29