What is 15/42 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 15/42 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 15/42 simplified to lowest terms is 5/14

15

/

42

=

5

/

14

5/14 is the simplified fraction of 15/42.

Simplifying Fraction 15/42 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [42].

GCF of 15 and 42 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [42] by the GCF [3].

15 ÷ 3

/

42 ÷ 3

=

5

/

14

Simplifying Fraction 15/42 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [42].

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

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:

3 × 5

/

2 × 3 × 7

=

5

/

14

Simplifying Fraction 15/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [15] 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.

15 ÷ 3

/

42 ÷ 3

=

5

/

14

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
15/27	5/9
15/28	15/28
15/29	15/29
15/30	1/2 (½)
15/31	15/31
15/32	15/32
15/33	5/11
15/34	15/34
15/35	3/7
15/36	5/12
15/37	15/37
15/38	15/38
15/39	5/13
15/40	3/8 (⅜)
15/41	15/41
15/42	5/14
15/43	15/43
15/44	15/44
15/45	1/3 (⅓)
15/46	15/46
15/47	15/47
15/48	5/16
15/49	15/49
15/50	3/10
15/51	5/17
15/52	15/52
15/53	15/53
15/54	5/18
15/55	3/11
15/56	15/56

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15/42 Simplified