What is 38/16 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 38/16 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 38/16 simplified to lowest terms is 19/8

38

/

16

=

19

/

8

19/8 is the simplified fraction of 38/16.

Since the numerator [38] 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:

19

/

8

=2

3

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 38/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 38/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [38] and denominator [16].

GCF of 38 and 16 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [38] and denominator [16] by the GCF [2].

38 ÷ 2

/

16 ÷ 2

=

19

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 38/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 38/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [38] and denominator [16].

Prime Factors of 38: 2,19

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 × 19

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2

=

19

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 38/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [38] 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.

38 ÷ 2

/

16 ÷ 2

=

19

/

8

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
38/1	38/1
38/2	19/1
38/3	38/3
38/4	19/2
38/5	38/5
38/6	19/3
38/7	38/7
38/8	19/4
38/9	38/9
38/10	19/5
38/11	38/11
38/12	19/6
38/13	38/13
38/14	19/7
38/15	38/15
38/16	19/8
38/17	38/17
38/18	19/9
38/19	2/1
38/20	19/10
38/21	38/21
38/22	19/11
38/23	38/23
38/24	19/12
38/25	38/25
38/26	19/13
38/27	38/27
38/28	19/14
38/29	38/29
38/30	19/15

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