5/60 Simplified
What is 5/60 Simplified?
1/12 is the simplified fraction of 5/60.
Simplifying Fraction 5/60 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 5/60 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [5] and denominator [60].
GCF of 5 and 60 is 5
And then divide both the numerator [5] and denominator [60] by the GCF [5].
Simplifying Fraction 5/60 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 5/60 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [5] and denominator [60].
Prime Factors of 60: 2,2,3,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 5/60 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [5] and denominator [60] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.