50/16 Simplified

What is 50/16 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 50/16 simplified to lowest terms is 25/8
50
/
16
=
25
/
8

25/8 is the simplified fraction of 50/16.

Since the numerator [50] 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:

25
/
8
=3
1
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 50/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 50/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [50] and denominator [16].

GCF of 50 and 16 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [50] and denominator [16] by the GCF [2].

50 ÷ 2
/
16 ÷ 2
=
25
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 50/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 50/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [50] and denominator [16].

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 × 2
=
25
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 50/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [50] 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.

50 ÷ 2
/
16 ÷ 2
=
25
/
8

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What is 50/16 Simplified?

Fraction 50/16 simplified to lowest terms is 25/8