What is 196/84 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 196/84 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 196/84 simplified to lowest terms is 7/3

196

/

84

=

7

/

3

7/3 is the simplified fraction of 196/84.

Since the numerator [196] is greater than the denominator [84] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

7

/

3

=2

1

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 196/84 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 196/84 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [196] and denominator [84].

GCF of 196 and 84 is 28

And then divide both the numerator [196] and denominator [84] by the GCF [28].

196 ÷ 28

/

84 ÷ 28

=

7

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 196/84 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 196/84 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [196] and denominator [84].

Prime Factors of 196: 2,2,7,7

Prime Factors of 84: 2,2,3,7

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

2 × 2 × 7 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 3 × 7

=

7

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 196/84 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [196] and denominator [84] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

196 ÷ 2

/

84 ÷ 2

=

98

/

42

98 ÷ 2

/

42 ÷ 2

=

49

/

21

49 ÷ 7

/

21 ÷ 7

=

7

/

3

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
196/69	196/69
196/70	14/5
196/71	196/71
196/72	49/18
196/73	196/73
196/74	98/37
196/75	196/75
196/76	49/19
196/77	28/11
196/78	98/39
196/79	196/79
196/80	49/20
196/81	196/81
196/82	98/41
196/83	196/83
196/84	7/3
196/85	196/85
196/86	98/43
196/87	196/87
196/88	49/22
196/89	196/89
196/90	98/45
196/91	28/13
196/92	49/23
196/93	196/93
196/94	98/47
196/95	196/95
196/96	49/24
196/97	196/97
196/98	2/1

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196/84 Simplified