What is 60/24 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 60/24 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 60/24 simplified to lowest terms is 5/2

60

/

24

=

5

/

2

5/2 is the simplified fraction of 60/24.

Since the numerator [60] is greater than the denominator [24] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

5

/

2

=2

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 60/24 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 60/24 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [60] and denominator [24].

GCF of 60 and 24 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [60] and denominator [24] by the GCF [12].

60 ÷ 12

/

24 ÷ 12

=

5

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 60/24 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 60/24 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [60] and denominator [24].

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

Prime Factors of 24: 2,2,2,3

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 × 2 × 3

=

5

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 60/24 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [60] and denominator [24] 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

/

24 ÷ 2

=

30

/

12

30 ÷ 2

/

12 ÷ 2

=

15

/

6

15 ÷ 3

/

6 ÷ 3

=

5

/

2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
60/31	60/31
60/32	15/8
60/33	20/11
60/34	30/17
60/35	12/7
60/36	5/3
60/37	60/37
60/38	30/19

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60/24 Simplified