50/120 Simplified

What is 50/120 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 50/120 simplified to lowest terms is 5/12
50
/
120
=
5
/
12

5/12 is the simplified fraction of 50/120.

Simplifying Fraction 50/120 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 50/120 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [50] and denominator [120].

GCF of 50 and 120 is 10

And then divide both the numerator [50] and denominator [120] by the GCF [10].

50 ÷ 10
/
120 ÷ 10
=
5
/
12

Simplifying Fraction 50/120 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 50/120 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [50] and denominator [120].

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 5 × 5
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
=
5
/
12

Simplifying Fraction 50/120 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [50] and denominator [120] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

50 ÷ 2
/
120 ÷ 2
=
25
/
60
25 ÷ 5
/
60 ÷ 5
=
5
/
12

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
50/105
50/10625/53
50/10750/107
50/10825/54
50/10950/109
50/11150/111
50/11225/56
50/11350/113
50/11425/57
50/115
50/11625/58
50/11750/117
50/11825/59
50/11950/119
50/12150/121
50/12225/61
50/12350/123
50/12425/62
50/12625/63
50/12750/127
50/12825/64
50/12950/129
50/13150/131
50/13225/66
50/13350/133
50/13425/67

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FAQ

What is 50/120 Simplified?

Fraction 50/120 simplified to lowest terms is 5/12