What is 15/56 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 15/56 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 15/56 simplified to lowest terms is 15/56

15

/

56

=

15

/

56

The fraction 15/56 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 15 and denominator 56 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 15/56 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 15/56 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [15] and denominator [56].

GCF of 15 and 56 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [15] and denominator [56] by the GCF [1].

15 ÷ 1

/

56 ÷ 1

=

15

/

56

Simplifying Fraction 15/56 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 15/56 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [15] and denominator [56].

Prime Factors of 15: 3,5

Prime Factors of 56: 2,2,2,7

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

3 × 5

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 7

=

15

/

56

Simplifying Fraction 15/56 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [15] and denominator [56] 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 (15/56) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
15/57	5/19
15/58	15/58
15/59	15/59
15/60	1/4 (¼)
15/61	15/61
15/62	15/62
15/63	5/21
15/64	15/64
15/65	3/13
15/66	5/22
15/67	15/67
15/68	15/68
15/69	5/23
15/70	3/14

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 15/56) 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).

15/56 Simplified