What is 16/60 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 16/60 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 16/60 simplified to lowest terms is 4/15

16

60

=

4

15

4/15 is the simplified fraction of 16/60.

Simplifying Fraction 16/60 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/60 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [60].

GCF of 16 and 60 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [60] by the GCF [4].

16 ÷ 4

60 ÷ 4

=

4

15

Simplifying Fraction 16/60 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/60 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [60].

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

Prime Factors of 60: 2,2,3,5

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 × 3 × 5

=

4

15

Simplifying Fraction 16/60 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [60] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

16 ÷ 2

60 ÷ 2

=

8

30

8 ÷ 2

30 ÷ 2

=

4

15

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
16/61	16/61
16/62	8/31
16/63	16/63
16/64	1/4 (¼)
16/65	16/65
16/66	8/33
16/67	16/67
16/68	4/17
16/69	16/69
16/70	8/35
16/71	16/71
16/72	2/9
16/73	16/73
16/74	8/37

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16/60 Simplified