What is 32/20 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 32/20 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 32/20 simplified to lowest terms is 8/5

32

20

=

8

5

8/5 is the simplified fraction of 32/20.

Since the numerator [32] is greater than the denominator [20] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

8

5

=1

3

5

Simplifying Fraction 32/20 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 32/20 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [32] and denominator [20].

GCF of 32 and 20 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [32] and denominator [20] by the GCF [4].

32 ÷ 4

20 ÷ 4

=

8

5

Simplifying Fraction 32/20 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 32/20 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [32] and denominator [20].

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

Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5

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 × 5

=

8

5

Simplifying Fraction 32/20 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [32] and denominator [20] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

32 ÷ 2

20 ÷ 2

=

16

10

16 ÷ 2

10 ÷ 2

=

8

5

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
32/31	32/31
32/32	1/1
32/33	32/33
32/34	16/17

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32/20 Simplified