What is 20/100 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 20/100 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 20/100 simplified to lowest terms is 1/5 (⅕)

20

/

100

=

1

/

5

1/5 (⅕) is the simplified fraction of 20/100.

Simplifying Fraction 20/100 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 20/100 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [20] and denominator [100].

GCF of 20 and 100 is 20

And then divide both the numerator [20] and denominator [100] by the GCF [20].

20 ÷ 20

/

100 ÷ 20

=

1

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 20/100 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 20/100 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [20] and denominator [100].

Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5

Prime Factors of 100: 2,2,5,5

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

2 × 2 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 5 × 5

=

1

/

5

Simplifying Fraction 20/100 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [20] and denominator [100] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

20 ÷ 2

/

100 ÷ 2

=

10

/

50

10 ÷ 2

/

50 ÷ 2

=

5

/

25

5 ÷ 5

/

25 ÷ 5

=

1

/

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
20/85	4/17
20/86	10/43
20/87	20/87
20/88	5/22
20/89	20/89
20/90	2/9
20/91	20/91
20/92	5/23
20/93	20/93
20/94	10/47
20/95	4/19
20/96	5/24
20/97	20/97
20/98	10/49
20/99	20/99
20/100	1/5 (⅕)
20/101	20/101
20/102	10/51
20/103	20/103
20/104	5/26
20/105	4/21
20/106	10/53
20/107	20/107
20/108	5/27
20/109	20/109
20/110	2/11
20/111	20/111
20/112	5/28
20/113	20/113
20/114	10/57

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 20/100 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/5 (⅕)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '20/100') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 20/100) 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).

20/100 Simplified