16/9 Simplified
What is 16/9 Simplified?
The fraction 16/9 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 16 and denominator 9 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Since the numerator [16] is greater than the denominator [9] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 16/9 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 16/9 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [9].
GCF of 16 and 9 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [9] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 16/9 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 16/9 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [9].
Prime Factors of 16: 2,2,2,2
Prime Factors of 9: 3,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 16/9 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [9] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
In our case (16/9) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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