What is 60/68 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 60/68 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 60/68 simplified to lowest terms is 15/17

60

68

=

15

17

15/17 is the simplified fraction of 60/68.

Simplifying Fraction 60/68 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 60/68 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [60] and denominator [68].

GCF of 60 and 68 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [60] and denominator [68] by the GCF [4].

60 ÷ 4

68 ÷ 4

=

15

17

Simplifying Fraction 60/68 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 60/68 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [60] and denominator [68].

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

Prime Factors of 68: 2,2,17

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 × 17

=

15

17

Simplifying Fraction 60/68 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [60] and denominator [68] 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

68 ÷ 2

=

30

34

30 ÷ 2

34 ÷ 2

=

15

17

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
60/53	60/53
60/54	10/9
60/55	12/11
60/56	15/14
60/57	20/19
60/58	30/29
60/59	60/59
60/60	1/1
60/61	60/61
60/62	30/31
60/63	20/21
60/64	15/16
60/65	12/13
60/66	10/11
60/67	60/67
60/68	15/17
60/69	20/23
60/70	6/7
60/71	60/71
60/72	5/6 (⅚)
60/73	60/73
60/74	30/37
60/75	4/5 (⅘)
60/76	15/19
60/77	60/77
60/78	10/13
60/79	60/79
60/80	3/4 (¾)
60/81	20/27
60/82	30/41

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60/68 Simplified