Reduce 16/86 to lowest terms
The simplest form of 1686 is 843.
Steps to simplifying fractions
- Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
GCD of 16 and 86 is 2 - Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
16 ÷ 286 ÷ 2 - Reduced fraction: 843
Therefore, 16/86 simplified to lowest terms is 8/43.
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