Question

16660 / 62475 in its lowest term

Answer 1

Answer:

4/15

Step-by-step explanation:

Both 16660 and 62475 can be divided by 5, as their last digits are 0 and 5, matching 5's divisibility rule.

$\frac{16660}{62475} = \frac{3332}{12495}$

When you do prime factorisation for 3332, you can see that 17 is a factor.  17 is also a factor of 1295, so these numbers can be divided by 17.

3332/12495 = 196/735

Now, we can try to find the HCF of 196 and 735.

The HCF can be found by multiplying prime factors common to both numbers.

After we do this, the HCF is found to be 49.

Dividing these numbers by 49, we get:

196/735 = 4/15

This cannot be reduced any further.