What is 16/64 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 16/64 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 16/64 simplified to lowest terms is 1/4 (¼)

16

/

64

=

1

/

4

1/4 (¼) is the simplified fraction of 16/64.

Simplifying Fraction 16/64 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/64 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [64].

GCF of 16 and 64 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [64] by the GCF [16].

16 ÷ 16

/

64 ÷ 16

=

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 16/64 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/64 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [64].

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

Prime Factors of 64: 2,2,2,2,2,2

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

=

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 16/64 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [64] 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

/

64 ÷ 2

=

8

/

32

8 ÷ 2

/

32 ÷ 2

=

4

/

16

4 ÷ 2

/

16 ÷ 2

=

2

/

8

2 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

1

/

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
16/75	16/75
16/76	4/19
16/77	16/77
16/78	8/39

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 16/64 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/4 (¼)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '16/64') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 16/64) 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).

16/64 Simplified