What is 85/5 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 85/5 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 85/5 simplified to lowest terms is 17/1

85

5

=

17

1

17/1 is the simplified fraction of 85/5.

Since the numerator [85] is greater than the denominator [5] and numerator is a multiple of the denominator, so we can convert it into a whole number:

17

1

=17

Simplifying Fraction 85/5 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 85/5 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [85] and denominator [5].

GCF of 85 and 5 is 5

And then divide both the numerator [85] and denominator [5] by the GCF [5].

85 ÷ 5

5 ÷ 5

=

17

1

Simplifying Fraction 85/5 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 85/5 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [85] and denominator [5].

Prime Factors of 85: 5,17

Prime Factors of 5: 5

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

5 × 17

5

=

17

1

Simplifying Fraction 85/5 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [85] and denominator [5] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

85 ÷ 5

5 ÷ 5

=

17

1

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
85/1	85/1
85/2	85/2
85/3	85/3
85/4	85/4
85/5	17/1
85/6	85/6
85/7	85/7
85/8	85/8
85/9	85/9
85/10	17/2
85/11	85/11
85/12	85/12
85/13	85/13
85/14	85/14
85/15	17/3
85/16	85/16
85/17	5/1
85/18	85/18
85/19	85/19
85/20	17/4
85/21	85/21
85/22	85/22
85/23	85/23
85/24	85/24
85/25	17/5
85/26	85/26
85/27	85/27
85/28	85/28
85/29	85/29
85/30	17/6

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85/5 Simplified