What is 112/24 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 112/24 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 112/24 simplified to lowest terms is 14/3

112

24

=

14

3

14/3 is the simplified fraction of 112/24.

Since the numerator [112] is greater than the denominator [24] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

14

3

=4

2

3

Simplifying Fraction 112/24 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 112/24 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [112] and denominator [24].

GCF of 112 and 24 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [112] and denominator [24] by the GCF [8].

112 ÷ 8

24 ÷ 8

=

14

3

Simplifying Fraction 112/24 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 112/24 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [112] and denominator [24].

Prime Factors of 112: 2,2,2,2,7

Prime Factors of 24: 2,2,2,3

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7

2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

14

3

Simplifying Fraction 112/24 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [112] and denominator [24] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

112 ÷ 2

24 ÷ 2

=

56

12

56 ÷ 2

12 ÷ 2

=

28

6

28 ÷ 2

6 ÷ 2

=

14

3

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
112/9	112/9
112/10	56/5
112/11	112/11
112/12	28/3
112/13	112/13
112/14	8/1
112/15	112/15
112/16	7/1
112/17	112/17
112/18	56/9
112/19	112/19
112/20	28/5
112/21	16/3
112/22	56/11
112/23	112/23
112/24	14/3
112/25	112/25
112/26	56/13
112/27	112/27
112/28	4/1
112/29	112/29
112/30	56/15
112/31	112/31
112/32	7/2
112/33	112/33
112/34	56/17
112/35	16/5
112/36	28/9
112/37	112/37
112/38	56/19

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