What is 32/16 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 32/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 32/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [32] and denominator [16].

GCF of 32 and 16 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [32] and denominator [16] by the GCF [16].

32 ÷ 16

/

16 ÷ 16

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 32/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 32/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [32] and denominator [16].

Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2

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:

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 32/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [32] 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.

32 ÷ 2

/

16 ÷ 2

=

16

/

8

16 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

8

/

4

8 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

4

/

2

4 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

2

/

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
32/1	32/1
32/2	16/1
32/3	32/3
32/4	8/1
32/5	32/5
32/6	16/3
32/7	32/7
32/8	4/1
32/9	32/9
32/10	16/5
32/11	32/11
32/12	8/3
32/13	32/13
32/14	16/7
32/15	32/15
32/16	2/1
32/17	32/17
32/18	16/9
32/19	32/19
32/20	8/5
32/21	32/21
32/22	16/11
32/23	32/23
32/24	4/3
32/25	32/25
32/26	16/13
32/27	32/27
32/28	8/7
32/29	32/29
32/30	16/15

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 32/16) 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).

32/16 Simplified