What is 128/48 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 128/48 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 128/48 simplified to lowest terms is 8/3

128

/

48

=

8

/

3

8/3 is the simplified fraction of 128/48.

Since the numerator [128] is greater than the denominator [48] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

8

/

3

=2

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 128/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 128/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [128] and denominator [48].

GCF of 128 and 48 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [128] and denominator [48] by the GCF [16].

128 ÷ 16

/

48 ÷ 16

=

8

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 128/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 128/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [128] and denominator [48].

Prime Factors of 128: 2,2,2,2,2,2,2

Prime Factors of 48: 2,2,2,2,3

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 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

8

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 128/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [128] and denominator [48] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

128 ÷ 2

/

48 ÷ 2

=

64

/

24

64 ÷ 2

/

24 ÷ 2

=

32

/

12

32 ÷ 2

/

12 ÷ 2

=

16

/

6

16 ÷ 2

/

6 ÷ 2

=

8

/

3

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
128/33	128/33
128/34	64/17
128/35	128/35
128/36	32/9
128/37	128/37
128/38	64/19
128/39	128/39
128/40	16/5
128/41	128/41
128/42	64/21
128/43	128/43
128/44	32/11
128/45	128/45
128/46	64/23
128/47	128/47
128/48	8/3
128/49	128/49
128/50	64/25
128/51	128/51
128/52	32/13
128/53	128/53
128/54	64/27
128/55	128/55
128/56	16/7
128/57	128/57
128/58	64/29
128/59	128/59
128/60	32/15
128/61	128/61
128/62	64/31

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128/48 Simplified