What is 56/160 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 56/160 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 56/160 simplified to lowest terms is 7/20

56

/

160

=

7

/

20

7/20 is the simplified fraction of 56/160.

Simplifying Fraction 56/160 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 56/160 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [56] and denominator [160].

GCF of 56 and 160 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [56] and denominator [160] by the GCF [8].

56 ÷ 8

/

160 ÷ 8

=

7

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 56/160 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 56/160 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [56] and denominator [160].

Prime Factors of 56: 2,2,2,7

Prime Factors of 160: 2,2,2,2,2,5

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5

=

7

/

20

Simplifying Fraction 56/160 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [56] and denominator [160] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

56 ÷ 2

/

160 ÷ 2

=

28

/

80

28 ÷ 2

/

80 ÷ 2

=

14

/

40

14 ÷ 2

/

40 ÷ 2

=

7

/

20

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
56/145	56/145
56/146	28/73
56/147	8/21
56/148	14/37
56/149	56/149
56/150	28/75
56/151	56/151
56/152	7/19
56/153	56/153
56/154	4/11
56/155	56/155
56/156	14/39
56/157	56/157
56/158	28/79
56/159	56/159
56/160	7/20
56/161	8/23
56/162	28/81
56/163	56/163
56/164	14/41
56/165	56/165
56/166	28/83
56/167	56/167
56/168	1/3 (⅓)
56/169	56/169
56/170	28/85
56/171	56/171
56/172	14/43
56/173	56/173
56/174	28/87

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 56/160) 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).

56/160 Simplified