What is 10/42 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 10/42 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 10/42 simplified to lowest terms is 5/21

10

/

42

=

5

/

21

5/21 is the simplified fraction of 10/42.

Simplifying Fraction 10/42 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 10/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [10] and denominator [42].

GCF of 10 and 42 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [10] and denominator [42] by the GCF [2].

10 ÷ 2

/

42 ÷ 2

=

5

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 10/42 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 10/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [10] and denominator [42].

Prime Factors of 10: 2,5

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 5

/

2 × 3 × 7

=

5

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 10/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [10] and denominator [42] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

10 ÷ 2

/

42 ÷ 2

=

5

/

21

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
10/27	10/27
10/28	5/14
10/29	10/29
10/30	1/3 (⅓)
10/31	10/31
10/32	5/16
10/33	10/33
10/34	5/17
10/35	2/7
10/36	5/18
10/37	10/37
10/38	5/19
10/39	10/39
10/40	1/4 (¼)
10/41	10/41
10/42	5/21
10/43	10/43
10/44	5/22
10/45	2/9
10/46	5/23
10/47	10/47
10/48	5/24
10/49	10/49
10/50	1/5 (⅕)
10/51	10/51
10/52	5/26
10/53	10/53
10/54	5/27
10/55	2/11
10/56	5/28

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10/42 Simplified