96/24 Simplified
What is 96/24 Simplified?
Answer
4/1 is the simplified fraction of 96/24.
Since the numerator [96] is greater than the denominator [24] and numerator is a multiple of the denominator, so we can convert it into a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 96/24 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 96/24 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [96] and denominator [24].
GCF of 96 and 24 is 24
And then divide both the numerator [96] and denominator [24] by the GCF [24].
Simplifying Fraction 96/24 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 96/24 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [96] and denominator [24].
Prime Factors of 96: 2,2,2,2,2,3
Prime Factors of 24: 2,2,2,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 96/24 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [96] and denominator [24] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.
See Also
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