What is 160/240 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 160/240 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 160/240 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)

160

/

240

=

2

/

3

2/3 (⅔) is the simplified fraction of 160/240.

Simplifying Fraction 160/240 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 160/240 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [160] and denominator [240].

GCF of 160 and 240 is 80

And then divide both the numerator [160] and denominator [240] by the GCF [80].

160 ÷ 80

/

240 ÷ 80

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 160/240 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 160/240 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [160] and denominator [240].

Prime Factors of 160: 2,2,2,2,2,5

Prime Factors of 240: 2,2,2,2,3,5

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 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 160/240 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [160] and denominator [240] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
160 ÷ 2
/
240 ÷ 2
=80
/
120
80 ÷ 2
/
120 ÷ 2
=40
/
60
40 ÷ 2
/
60 ÷ 2
=20
/
30
20 ÷ 2
/
30 ÷ 2
=10
/
15
10 ÷ 5
/
15 ÷ 5
=2
/
3

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
160/225	32/45
160/226	80/113
160/227	160/227
160/228	40/57
160/229	160/229
160/230	16/23
160/231	160/231
160/232	20/29
160/233	160/233
160/234	80/117
160/235	32/47
160/236	40/59
160/237	160/237
160/238	80/119
160/239	160/239
160/240	2/3 (⅔)
160/241	160/241
160/242	80/121
160/243	160/243
160/244	40/61
160/245	32/49
160/246	80/123
160/247	160/247
160/248	20/31
160/249	160/249
160/250	16/25
160/251	160/251
160/252	40/63
160/253	160/253
160/254	80/127

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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 160/240 Simplified? (The answer is: 2/3 (⅔)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '160/240') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 160/240) 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).

160/240 Simplified