What is 32/42 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 32/42 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 32/42 simplified to lowest terms is 16/21

32

/

42

=

16

/

21

16/21 is the simplified fraction of 32/42.

Simplifying Fraction 32/42 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 32/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [32] and denominator [42].

GCF of 32 and 42 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [32] and denominator [42] by the GCF [2].

32 ÷ 2

/

42 ÷ 2

=

16

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 32/42 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 32/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [32] and denominator [42].

Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2

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:

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

2 × 3 × 7

=

16

/

21

Simplifying Fraction 32/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [32] 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.

32 ÷ 2

/

42 ÷ 2

=

16

/

21

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
32/27	32/27
32/28	8/7
32/29	32/29
32/30	16/15
32/31	32/31
32/32	1/1
32/33	32/33
32/34	16/17
32/35	32/35
32/36	8/9
32/37	32/37
32/38	16/19
32/39	32/39
32/40	4/5 (⅘)
32/41	32/41
32/42	16/21
32/43	32/43
32/44	8/11
32/45	32/45
32/46	16/23
32/47	32/47
32/48	2/3 (⅔)
32/49	32/49
32/50	16/25
32/51	32/51
32/52	8/13
32/53	32/53
32/54	16/27
32/55	32/55
32/56	4/7

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 32/42) 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).

32/42 Simplified