What is 32/48 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 32/48 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 32/48 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)

32

48

=

2

3

2/3 (⅔) is the simplified fraction of 32/48.

Simplifying Fraction 32/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 32/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [32] and denominator [48].

GCF of 32 and 48 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [32] and denominator [48] by the GCF [16].

32 ÷ 16

48 ÷ 16

=

2

3

Simplifying Fraction 32/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 32/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [32] and denominator [48].

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

Prime Factors of 48: 2,2,2,2,3

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 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

2

3

Simplifying Fraction 32/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

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

32 ÷ 2

48 ÷ 2

=

16

24

16 ÷ 2

24 ÷ 2

=

8

12

8 ÷ 2

12 ÷ 2

=

4

6

4 ÷ 2

6 ÷ 2

=

2

3

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
32/57	32/57
32/58	16/29
32/59	32/59
32/60	8/15
32/61	32/61
32/62	16/31

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32/48 Simplified