Write the Fraction in Simplest Form (5^16)/(5^4)

$\frac{5^{16}}{5^{4}}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of $5^{16}$ and $5^{4}$ .

Factor $5^{4}$ out of $5^{16}$ .

$\frac{5^{4} \cdot 5^{12}}{5^{4}}$

Cancel the common factors.

Multiply by $1$ .

$\frac{5^{4} \cdot 5^{12}}{5^{4} \cdot 1}$

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{5^{4} \cdot 5^{12}}{5^{4} \cdot 1}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{5^{12}}{1}$

Divide $5^{12}$ by $1$ .

$5^{12}$

Step 2

Raise $5$ to the power of $12$ .

$244140625$