What is 64/16 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 64/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 64/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [64] and denominator [16].

GCF of 64 and 16 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [64] and denominator [16] by the GCF [16].

64 ÷ 16

/

16 ÷ 16

=

4

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 64/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 64/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [64] and denominator [16].

Prime Factors of 64: 2,2,2,2,2,2

Prime Factors of 16: 2,2,2,2

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2

=

4

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 64/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [64] and denominator [16] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

64 ÷ 2

/

16 ÷ 2

=

32

/

8

32 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

16

/

4

16 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

8

/

2

8 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

4

/

1

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
64/1	64/1
64/2	32/1
64/3	64/3
64/4	16/1
64/5	64/5
64/6	32/3
64/7	64/7
64/8	8/1
64/9	64/9
64/10	32/5
64/11	64/11
64/12	16/3
64/13	64/13
64/14	32/7
64/15	64/15
64/16	4/1
64/17	64/17
64/18	32/9
64/19	64/19
64/20	16/5
64/21	64/21
64/22	32/11
64/23	64/23
64/24	8/3
64/25	64/25
64/26	32/13
64/27	64/27
64/28	16/7
64/29	64/29
64/30	32/15

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 64/16) 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).

64/16 Simplified