What is 20/170 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 20/170 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 20/170 simplified to lowest terms is 2/17

20

/

170

=

2

/

17

2/17 is the simplified fraction of 20/170.

Simplifying Fraction 20/170 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 20/170 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [20] and denominator [170].

GCF of 20 and 170 is 10

And then divide both the numerator [20] and denominator [170] by the GCF [10].

20 ÷ 10

/

170 ÷ 10

=

2

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 20/170 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 20/170 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [20] and denominator [170].

Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5

Prime Factors of 170: 2,5,17

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 × 5 × 17

=

2

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 20/170 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [20] and denominator [170] 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

/

170 ÷ 2

=

10

/

85

10 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

2

/

17

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
20/155	4/31
20/156	5/39
20/157	20/157
20/158	10/79
20/159	20/159
20/160	1/8 (⅛)
20/161	20/161
20/162	10/81
20/163	20/163
20/164	5/41
20/165	4/33
20/166	10/83
20/167	20/167
20/168	5/42
20/169	20/169
20/170	2/17
20/171	20/171
20/172	5/43
20/173	20/173
20/174	10/87
20/175	4/35
20/176	5/44
20/177	20/177
20/178	10/89
20/179	20/179
20/180	1/9 (⅑)
20/181	20/181
20/182	10/91
20/183	20/183
20/184	5/46

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 20/170) 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).

20/170 Simplified