78/120 Simplified

What is 78/120 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 78/120 simplified to lowest terms is 13/20
78
/
120
=
13
/
20

13/20 is the simplified fraction of 78/120.

Simplifying Fraction 78/120 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 78/120 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [78] and denominator [120].

GCF of 78 and 120 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [78] and denominator [120] by the GCF [6].

78 ÷ 6
/
120 ÷ 6
=
13
/
20

Simplifying Fraction 78/120 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 78/120 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [78] and denominator [120].

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

2 × 3 × 13
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
=
13
/
20

Simplifying Fraction 78/120 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [78] and denominator [120] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

78 ÷ 2
/
120 ÷ 2
=
39
/
60
39 ÷ 3
/
60 ÷ 3
=
13
/
20

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
78/10526/35
78/10639/53
78/10778/107
78/108
78/10978/109
78/11039/55
78/11126/37
78/11239/56
78/11378/113
78/114
78/11578/115
78/11639/58
78/117
78/11839/59
78/11978/119
78/12178/121
78/12239/61
78/12326/41
78/12439/62
78/12578/125
78/12778/127
78/12839/64
78/12926/43
78/130
78/13178/131
78/132
78/13378/133
78/13439/67

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 78/120) 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).

FAQ

What is 78/120 Simplified?

Fraction 78/120 simplified to lowest terms is 13/20