28/42 Simplified

What is 28/42 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 28/42 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)
28
/
42
=
2
/
3

2/3 (⅔) is the simplified fraction of 28/42.

Simplifying Fraction 28/42 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 28/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [28] and denominator [42].

GCF of 28 and 42 is 14

And then divide both the numerator [28] and denominator [42] by the GCF [14].

28 ÷ 14
/
42 ÷ 14
=
2
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 28/42 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 28/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [28] and denominator [42].

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

2 × 2 × 7
/
2 × 3 × 7
=
2
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 28/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [28] 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.

28 ÷ 2
/
42 ÷ 2
=
14
/
21
14 ÷ 7
/
21 ÷ 7
=
2
/
3

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What is 28/42 Simplified?

Fraction 28/42 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)