What is 60/15 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 60/15 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 60/15 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [60] and denominator [15].

GCF of 60 and 15 is 15

And then divide both the numerator [60] and denominator [15] by the GCF [15].

60 ÷ 15

/

15 ÷ 15

=

4

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 60/15 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 60/15 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [60] and denominator [15].

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

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

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

/

3 × 5

=

4

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 60/15 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [60] and denominator [15] 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 ÷ 3

/

15 ÷ 3

=

20

/

5

20 ÷ 5

/

5 ÷ 5

=

4

/

1

Related Calculations

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
60/1	60/1
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
60/11	60/11
60/12	5/1
60/13	60/13
60/14	30/7
60/15	4/1
60/16	15/4
60/17	60/17
60/18	10/3
60/19	60/19
60/20	3/1
60/21	20/7
60/22	30/11
60/23	60/23
60/24	5/2
60/25	12/5
60/26	30/13
60/27	20/9
60/28	15/7
60/29	60/29
60/30	2/1

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 60/15) 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).

60/15 Simplified