What is 169/16 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 169/16 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 169/16 simplified to lowest terms is 169/16

169

/

16

The fraction 169/16 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 169 and denominator 16 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [169] is greater than the denominator [16] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

169

/

16

=10

9

/

16

Simplifying Fraction 169/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 169/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [169] and denominator [16].

GCF of 169 and 16 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [169] and denominator [16] by the GCF [1].

169 ÷ 1

/

16 ÷ 1

=

169

/

16

Simplifying Fraction 169/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 169/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [169] and denominator [16].

Prime Factors of 169: 13,13

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

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

13 × 13

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2

=

169

/

16

Simplifying Fraction 169/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [169] and denominator [16] 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 (169/16) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
169/1	169/1
169/2	169/2
169/3	169/3
169/4	169/4
169/5	169/5
169/6	169/6
169/7	169/7
169/8	169/8
169/9	169/9
169/10	169/10
169/11	169/11
169/12	169/12
169/13	13/1
169/14	169/14
169/15	169/15
169/16	169/16
169/17	169/17
169/18	169/18
169/19	169/19
169/20	169/20
169/21	169/21
169/22	169/22
169/23	169/23
169/24	169/24
169/25	169/25
169/26	13/2
169/27	169/27
169/28	169/28
169/29	169/29
169/30	169/30

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 169/16) 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).

169/16 Simplified