What is 512/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 512/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 512/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [512] and denominator [8].

GCF of 512 and 8 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [512] and denominator [8] by the GCF [8].

512 ÷ 8

/

8 ÷ 8

=

64

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 512/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 512/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [512] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 512: 2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2

Prime Factors of 8: 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 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

64

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 512/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [512] and denominator [8] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

512 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

256

/

4

256 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

128

/

2

128 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

64

/

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
512/1	512/1
512/2	256/1
512/3	512/3
512/4	128/1
512/5	512/5
512/6	256/3
512/7	512/7
512/8	64/1
512/9	512/9
512/10	256/5
512/11	512/11
512/12	128/3
512/13	512/13
512/14	256/7
512/15	512/15
512/16	32/1
512/17	512/17
512/18	256/9
512/19	512/19
512/20	128/5
512/21	512/21
512/22	256/11
512/23	512/23
512/24	64/3
512/25	512/25
512/26	256/13
512/27	512/27
512/28	128/7
512/29	512/29
512/30	256/15

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 512/8) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

512/8 Simplified