What is 17/42 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 17/42 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 17/42 simplified to lowest terms is 17/42

17

/

42

=

17

/

42

The fraction 17/42 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 17 and denominator 42 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 17/42 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 17/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [17] and denominator [42].

GCF of 17 and 42 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [17] and denominator [42] by the GCF [1].

17 ÷ 1

/

42 ÷ 1

=

17

/

42

Simplifying Fraction 17/42 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 17/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [17] and denominator [42].

Prime Factors of 17: 17

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:

17

/

2 × 3 × 7

=

17

/

42

Simplifying Fraction 17/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [17] 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 (17/42) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
17/27	17/27
17/28	17/28
17/29	17/29
17/30	17/30
17/31	17/31
17/32	17/32
17/33	17/33
17/34	1/2 (½)
17/35	17/35
17/36	17/36
17/37	17/37
17/38	17/38
17/39	17/39
17/40	17/40
17/41	17/41
17/42	17/42
17/43	17/43
17/44	17/44
17/45	17/45
17/46	17/46
17/47	17/47
17/48	17/48
17/49	17/49
17/50	17/50
17/51	1/3 (⅓)
17/52	17/52
17/53	17/53
17/54	17/54
17/55	17/55
17/56	17/56

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 17/42) 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).

17/42 Simplified