What is 80/16 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 80/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 80/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [80] and denominator [16].

GCF of 80 and 16 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [80] and denominator [16] by the GCF [16].

80 ÷ 16

/

16 ÷ 16

=

5

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 80/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 80/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [80] and denominator [16].

Prime Factors of 80: 2,2,2,2,5

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 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2

=

5

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 80/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [80] 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.

80 ÷ 2

/

16 ÷ 2

=

40

/

8

40 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

20

/

4

20 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

10

/

2

10 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

5

/

1

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
80/1	80/1
80/2	40/1
80/3	80/3
80/4	20/1
80/5	16/1
80/6	40/3
80/7	80/7
80/8	10/1
80/9	80/9
80/10	8/1
80/11	80/11
80/12	20/3
80/13	80/13
80/14	40/7
80/15	16/3
80/16	5/1
80/17	80/17
80/18	40/9
80/19	80/19
80/20	4/1
80/21	80/21
80/22	40/11
80/23	80/23
80/24	10/3
80/25	16/5
80/26	40/13
80/27	80/27
80/28	20/7
80/29	80/29
80/30	8/3

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80/16 Simplified