20/42 Simplified
What is 20/42 Simplified?
10/21 is the simplified fraction of 20/42.
Simplifying Fraction 20/42 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 20/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [20] and denominator [42].
GCF of 20 and 42 is 2
And then divide both the numerator [20] and denominator [42] by the GCF [2].
Simplifying Fraction 20/42 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 20/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [20] and denominator [42].
Prime Factors of 20: 2,2,5
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:
Simplifying Fraction 20/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [20] 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.
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