What is 20/68 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 20/68 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 20/68 simplified to lowest terms is 5/17

20

68

=

5

17

5/17 is the simplified fraction of 20/68.

Simplifying Fraction 20/68 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 20/68 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [20] and denominator [68].

GCF of 20 and 68 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [20] and denominator [68] by the GCF [4].

20 ÷ 4

68 ÷ 4

=

5

17

Simplifying Fraction 20/68 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 20/68 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [20] and denominator [68].

Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5

Prime Factors of 68: 2,2,17

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 × 2 × 17

=

5

17

Simplifying Fraction 20/68 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [20] and denominator [68] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

20 ÷ 2

68 ÷ 2

=

10

34

10 ÷ 2

34 ÷ 2

=

5

17

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
20/53	20/53
20/54	10/27
20/55	4/11
20/56	5/14
20/57	20/57
20/58	10/29
20/59	20/59
20/60	1/3 (⅓)
20/61	20/61
20/62	10/31
20/63	20/63
20/64	5/16
20/65	4/13
20/66	10/33
20/67	20/67
20/68	5/17
20/69	20/69
20/70	2/7
20/71	20/71
20/72	5/18
20/73	20/73
20/74	10/37
20/75	4/15
20/76	5/19
20/77	20/77
20/78	10/39
20/79	20/79
20/80	1/4 (¼)
20/81	20/81
20/82	10/41

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20/68 Simplified