What is 16/74 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 16/74 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 16/74 simplified to lowest terms is 8/37

16

74

=

8

37

8/37 is the simplified fraction of 16/74.

Simplifying Fraction 16/74 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/74 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [74].

GCF of 16 and 74 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [74] by the GCF [2].

16 ÷ 2

74 ÷ 2

=

8

37

Simplifying Fraction 16/74 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/74 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [74].

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

Prime Factors of 74: 2,37

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 × 37

=

8

37

Simplifying Fraction 16/74 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [74] 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

74 ÷ 2

=

8

37

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
16/79	16/79
16/80	1/5 (⅕)
16/81	16/81
16/82	8/41
16/83	16/83
16/84	4/21
16/85	16/85
16/86	8/43
16/87	16/87
16/88	2/11

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16/74 Simplified