1/56 Simplified
What is 1/56 Simplified?
The fraction 1/56 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 1 and denominator 56 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 1/56 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 1/56 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [1] and denominator [56].
GCF of 1 and 56 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [1] and denominator [56] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 1/56 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 1/56 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [1] and denominator [56].
Prime Factors of 56: 2,2,2,7
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 1/56 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [1] and denominator [56] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
In our case (1/56) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.