16/68 Simplified

What is 16/68 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 16/68 simplified to lowest terms is 4/17
16
/
68
=
4
/
17

4/17 is the simplified fraction of 16/68.

Simplifying Fraction 16/68 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/68 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [68].

GCF of 16 and 68 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [68] by the GCF [4].

16 ÷ 4
/
68 ÷ 4
=
4
/
17

Simplifying Fraction 16/68 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/68 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [68].

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 × 17
=
4
/
17

Simplifying Fraction 16/68 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [68] 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
/
68 ÷ 2
=
8
/
34
8 ÷ 2
/
34 ÷ 2
=
4
/
17

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FAQ

What is 16/68 Simplified?

Fraction 16/68 simplified to lowest terms is 4/17