What is 31/16 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 31/16 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 31/16 simplified to lowest terms is 31/16

31

/

16

The fraction 31/16 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 31 and denominator 16 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [31] 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:

31

/

16

=1

15

/

16

Simplifying Fraction 31/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 31/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [31] and denominator [16].

GCF of 31 and 16 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [31] and denominator [16] by the GCF [1].

31 ÷ 1

/

16 ÷ 1

=

31

/

16

Simplifying Fraction 31/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 31/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [31] and denominator [16].

Prime Factors of 31: 31

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:

31

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2

=

31

/

16

Simplifying Fraction 31/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [31] 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 (31/16) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
31/1	31/1
31/2	31/2
31/3	31/3
31/4	31/4
31/5	31/5
31/6	31/6
31/7	31/7
31/8	31/8
31/9	31/9
31/10	31/10
31/11	31/11
31/12	31/12
31/13	31/13
31/14	31/14
31/15	31/15
31/16	31/16
31/17	31/17
31/18	31/18
31/19	31/19
31/20	31/20
31/21	31/21
31/22	31/22
31/23	31/23
31/24	31/24
31/25	31/25
31/26	31/26
31/27	31/27
31/28	31/28
31/29	31/29
31/30	31/30

31/16 Simplified

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