13/42 Simplified
What is 13/42 Simplified?
The fraction 13/42 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 13 and denominator 42 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 13/42 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 13/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [13] and denominator [42].
GCF of 13 and 42 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [13] and denominator [42] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 13/42 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 13/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [13] and denominator [42].
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:
Simplifying Fraction 13/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [13] 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.
In our case (13/42) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
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Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
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13/27 | 13/27 |
13/28 | 13/28 |
13/29 | 13/29 |
13/30 | 13/30 |
13/31 | 13/31 |
13/32 | 13/32 |
13/33 | 13/33 |
13/34 | 13/34 |
13/35 | 13/35 |
13/36 | 13/36 |
13/37 | 13/37 |
13/38 | 13/38 |
13/39 | 1/3 (⅓) |
13/40 | 13/40 |
13/41 | 13/41 |
13/42 | 13/42 |
13/43 | 13/43 |
13/44 | 13/44 |
13/45 | 13/45 |
13/46 | 13/46 |
13/47 | 13/47 |
13/48 | 13/48 |
13/49 | 13/49 |
13/50 | 13/50 |
13/51 | 13/51 |
13/52 | 1/4 (¼) |
13/53 | 13/53 |
13/54 | 13/54 |
13/55 | 13/55 |
13/56 | 13/56 |