What is 60/240 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 60/240 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 60/240 simplified to lowest terms is 1/4 (¼)

60

/

240

=

1

/

4

1/4 (¼) is the simplified fraction of 60/240.

Simplifying Fraction 60/240 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 60/240 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [60] and denominator [240].

GCF of 60 and 240 is 60

And then divide both the numerator [60] and denominator [240] by the GCF [60].

60 ÷ 60

/

240 ÷ 60

=

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 60/240 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 60/240 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [60] and denominator [240].

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

Prime Factors of 240: 2,2,2,2,3,5

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

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

=

1

/

4

Simplifying Fraction 60/240 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [60] and denominator [240] 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

/

240 ÷ 2

=

30

/

120

30 ÷ 2

/

120 ÷ 2

=

15

/

60

15 ÷ 3

/

60 ÷ 3

=

5

/

20

5 ÷ 5

/

20 ÷ 5

=

1

/

4

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
60/225	4/15
60/226	30/113
60/227	60/227
60/228	5/19
60/229	60/229
60/230	6/23
60/231	20/77
60/232	15/58
60/233	60/233
60/234	10/39
60/235	12/47
60/236	15/59
60/237	20/79
60/238	30/119
60/239	60/239
60/240	1/4 (¼)
60/241	60/241
60/242	30/121
60/243	20/81
60/244	15/61
60/245	12/49
60/246	10/41
60/247	60/247
60/248	15/62
60/249	20/83
60/250	6/25
60/251	60/251
60/252	5/21
60/253	60/253
60/254	30/127

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 60/240 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/4 (¼)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '60/240') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 60/240) 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).

60/240 Simplified