85/170 Simplified
What is 85/170 Simplified?
1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 85/170.
Simplifying Fraction 85/170 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 85/170 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [85] and denominator [170].
GCF of 85 and 170 is 85
And then divide both the numerator [85] and denominator [170] by the GCF [85].
Simplifying Fraction 85/170 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 85/170 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [85] and denominator [170].
Prime Factors of 85: 5,17
Prime Factors of 170: 2,5,17
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 85/170 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [85] and denominator [170] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
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85/155 | 17/31 |
85/156 | 85/156 |
85/157 | 85/157 |
85/158 | 85/158 |
85/159 | 85/159 |
85/160 | 17/32 |
85/161 | 85/161 |
85/162 | 85/162 |
85/163 | 85/163 |
85/164 | 85/164 |
85/165 | 17/33 |
85/166 | 85/166 |
85/167 | 85/167 |
85/168 | 85/168 |
85/169 | 85/169 |
85/170 | 1/2 (½) |
85/171 | 85/171 |
85/172 | 85/172 |
85/173 | 85/173 |
85/174 | 85/174 |
85/175 | 17/35 |
85/176 | 85/176 |
85/177 | 85/177 |
85/178 | 85/178 |
85/179 | 85/179 |
85/180 | 17/36 |
85/181 | 85/181 |
85/182 | 85/182 |
85/183 | 85/183 |
85/184 | 85/184 |