16/27 cannot be simplified further because they do not share any factors (besides 1).
Factors of 16: 1,2,4,8,16
Factors of 27: 1,3,9,27
96/144
Factors of 96: 1,2,3,4,6,8,12 (we could go on, but since both 96 and 144 have 2 as a common factor, it’s easiest to just divide by 2)
96/144 -> 48/72
Factors of 48: 1,2...
Factors of 72: 1,2...
48/72 -> 24/36
24/36 -> 12/18
12/18 -> 6/9
