3/48 Simplified

What is 3/48 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 3/48 simplified to lowest terms is 1/16
3
/
48
=
1
/
16

1/16 is the simplified fraction of 3/48.

Simplifying Fraction 3/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 3/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [3] and denominator [48].

GCF of 3 and 48 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [3] and denominator [48] by the GCF [3].

3 ÷ 3
/
48 ÷ 3
=
1
/
16

Simplifying Fraction 3/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 3/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [3] and denominator [48].

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

3
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
=
1
/
16

Simplifying Fraction 3/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [3] and denominator [48] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

3 ÷ 3
/
48 ÷ 3
=
1
/
16

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What is 3/48 Simplified?

Fraction 3/48 simplified to lowest terms is 1/16