What is 60/144 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 60/144 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 60/144 simplified to lowest terms is 5/12

60

/

144

=

5

/

12

5/12 is the simplified fraction of 60/144.

Simplifying Fraction 60/144 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 60/144 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [60] and denominator [144].

GCF of 60 and 144 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [60] and denominator [144] by the GCF [12].

60 ÷ 12

/

144 ÷ 12

=

5

/

12

Simplifying Fraction 60/144 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 60/144 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [60] and denominator [144].

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

Prime Factors of 144: 2,2,2,2,3,3

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 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

5

/

12

Simplifying Fraction 60/144 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [60] and denominator [144] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

60 ÷ 2

/

144 ÷ 2

=

30

/

72

30 ÷ 2

/

72 ÷ 2

=

15

/

36

15 ÷ 3

/

36 ÷ 3

=

5

/

12

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
60/129	20/43
60/130	6/13
60/131	60/131
60/132	5/11
60/133	60/133
60/134	30/67
60/135	4/9
60/136	15/34
60/137	60/137
60/138	10/23
60/139	60/139
60/140	3/7
60/141	20/47
60/142	30/71
60/143	60/143
60/144	5/12
60/145	12/29
60/146	30/73
60/147	20/49
60/148	15/37
60/149	60/149
60/150	2/5 (⅖)
60/151	60/151
60/152	15/38
60/153	20/51
60/154	30/77
60/155	12/31
60/156	5/13
60/157	60/157
60/158	30/79

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60/144 Simplified