What is 13/42 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 13/42 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 13/42 simplified to lowest terms is 13/42

13

/

42

=

13

/

42

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].

13 ÷ 1

/

42 ÷ 1

=

13

/

42

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 13: 13

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:

13

/

2 × 3 × 7

=

13

/

42

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
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

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 13/42) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

13/42 Simplified