16/96 Simplified

What is 16/96 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 16/96 simplified to lowest terms is 1/6 (⅙)
16
/
96
=
1
/
6

1/6 (⅙) is the simplified fraction of 16/96.

Simplifying Fraction 16/96 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/96 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [96].

GCF of 16 and 96 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [96] by the GCF [16].

16 ÷ 16
/
96 ÷ 16
=
1
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 16/96 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/96 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [96].

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 × 3
=
1
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 16/96 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [96] 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
/
96 ÷ 2
=
8
/
48
8 ÷ 2
/
48 ÷ 2
=
4
/
24
4 ÷ 2
/
24 ÷ 2
=
2
/
12
2 ÷ 2
/
12 ÷ 2
=
1
/
6

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16/86
16/8716/87
16/8916/89
16/90
16/9116/91
16/92
16/9316/93
16/948/47
16/9516/95
16/9716/97
16/988/49
16/99
16/10116/101
16/1028/51
16/10316/103
16/104
16/10516/105
16/1068/53
16/10716/107
16/108
16/10916/109
16/1108/55

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 16/96) 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).

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What is 16/96 Simplified?

Fraction 16/96 simplified to lowest terms is 1/6 (⅙)