What is 60/12 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 60/12 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 60/12 simplified to lowest terms is 5/1

60

12

=

5

1

5/1 is the simplified fraction of 60/12.

Since the numerator [60] is greater than the denominator [12] and numerator is a multiple of the denominator, so we can convert it into a whole number:

5

1

=5

Simplifying Fraction 60/12 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 60/12 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [60] and denominator [12].

GCF of 60 and 12 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [60] and denominator [12] by the GCF [12].

60 ÷ 12

12 ÷ 12

=

5

1

Simplifying Fraction 60/12 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 60/12 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [60] and denominator [12].

Prime Factors of 60: 2,2,3,5

Prime Factors of 12: 2,2,3

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

2 × 2 × 3 × 5

2 × 2 × 3

=

5

1

Simplifying Fraction 60/12 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [60] and denominator [12] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

60 ÷ 2

12 ÷ 2

=

30

6

30 ÷ 2

6 ÷ 2

=

15

3

15 ÷ 3

3 ÷ 3

=

5

1

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
60/2	30/1
60/3	20/1
60/4	15/1
60/5	12/1
60/6	10/1
60/7	60/7
60/8	15/2
60/9	20/3
60/10	6/1
60/12	5/1
60/15	4/1
60/18	10/3
60/20	3/1
60/21	20/7
60/24	5/2
60/25	12/5
60/30	2/1
60/32	15/8
60/35	12/7
60/36	5/3
60/40	3/2
60/42	10/7
60/45	4/3
60/48	5/4
60/50	6/5
60/54	10/9
60/56	15/14
60/60	1/1
60/64	15/16
60/65	12/13

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60/12 Simplified