60/96 Simplified

What is 60/96 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 60/96 simplified to lowest terms is 5/8 (⅝)
60
/
96
=
5
/
8

5/8 (⅝) is the simplified fraction of 60/96.

Simplifying Fraction 60/96 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 60/96 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [60] and denominator [96].

GCF of 60 and 96 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [60] and denominator [96] by the GCF [12].

60 ÷ 12
/
96 ÷ 12
=
5
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 60/96 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 60/96 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [60] and denominator [96].

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 × 2 × 3
=
5
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 60/96 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [60] and denominator [96] 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
/
96 ÷ 2
=
30
/
48
30 ÷ 2
/
48 ÷ 2
=
15
/
24
15 ÷ 3
/
24 ÷ 3
=
5
/
8

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

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60/8230/41
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60/8630/43
60/88
60/8960/89
60/9160/91
60/92
60/93
60/9430/47
60/9760/97
60/9830/49
60/10160/101
60/102
60/10360/103
60/104
60/10630/53
60/10760/107
60/108
60/10960/109

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FAQ

What is 60/96 Simplified?

Fraction 60/96 simplified to lowest terms is 5/8 (⅝)