What is 60/85 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 60/85 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 60/85 simplified to lowest terms is 12/17

60

/

85

=

12

/

17

12/17 is the simplified fraction of 60/85.

Simplifying Fraction 60/85 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 60/85 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [60] and denominator [85].

GCF of 60 and 85 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [60] and denominator [85] by the GCF [5].

60 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

12

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 60/85 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 60/85 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [60] and denominator [85].

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

Prime Factors of 85: 5,17

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

/

5 × 17

=

12

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 60/85 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [60] and denominator [85] 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 ÷ 5

/

85 ÷ 5

=

12

/

17

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
60/83	60/83
60/84	5/7
60/85	12/17
60/86	30/43
60/87	20/29
60/88	15/22
60/89	60/89
60/90	2/3 (⅔)
60/91	60/91
60/92	15/23
60/93	20/31
60/94	30/47
60/95	12/19
60/96	5/8 (⅝)
60/97	60/97
60/98	30/49
60/99	20/33

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60/85 Simplified