What is 60/36 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 60/36 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 60/36 simplified to lowest terms is 5/3

60

36

=

5

3

5/3 is the simplified fraction of 60/36.

Since the numerator [60] is greater than the denominator [36] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

5

3

=1

2

3

Simplifying Fraction 60/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 60/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [60] and denominator [36].

GCF of 60 and 36 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [60] and denominator [36] by the GCF [12].

60 ÷ 12

36 ÷ 12

=

5

3

Simplifying Fraction 60/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 60/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [60] and denominator [36].

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

Prime Factors of 36: 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 × 3 × 3

=

5

3

Simplifying Fraction 60/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [60] and denominator [36] 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

36 ÷ 2

=

30

18

30 ÷ 2

18 ÷ 2

=

15

9

15 ÷ 3

9 ÷ 3

=

5

3

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
60/39	20/13
60/40	3/2
60/41	60/41
60/42	10/7
60/43	60/43
60/44	15/11
60/45	4/3
60/46	30/23
60/47	60/47
60/48	5/4
60/49	60/49
60/50	6/5

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