255/300 Simplified

What is 255/300 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 255/300 simplified to lowest terms is 17/20
255
/
300
=
17
/
20

17/20 is the simplified fraction of 255/300.

Simplifying Fraction 255/300 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 255/300 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [255] and denominator [300].

GCF of 255 and 300 is 15

And then divide both the numerator [255] and denominator [300] by the GCF [15].

255 ÷ 15
/
300 ÷ 15
=
17
/
20

Simplifying Fraction 255/300 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 255/300 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [255] and denominator [300].

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

3 × 5 × 17
/
2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 5
=
17
/
20

Simplifying Fraction 255/300 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [255] and denominator [300] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

255 ÷ 3
/
300 ÷ 3
=
85
/
100
85 ÷ 5
/
100 ÷ 5
=
17
/
20

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
255/285
255/286255/286
255/287255/287
255/28885/96
255/289
255/29051/58
255/29185/97
255/292255/292
255/293255/293
255/29485/98
255/29551/59
255/296255/296
255/29785/99
255/298255/298
255/299255/299
255/301255/301
255/302255/302
255/30385/101
255/304255/304
255/30551/61
255/306
255/307255/307
255/308255/308
255/30985/103
255/31051/62
255/311255/311
255/31285/104
255/313255/313
255/314255/314

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 255/300) 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).

FAQ

What is 255/300 Simplified?

Fraction 255/300 simplified to lowest terms is 17/20