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Reduce 16/56 to lowest terms

The simplest form of 16/56 is 2/7.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
    GCD of 16 and 56 is 8
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    16 ÷ 8/56 ÷ 8
  3. Reduced fraction: 2/7
    Therefore, 16/56 simplified to lowest terms is 2/7.

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