39/24 Simplified

What is 39/24 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 39/24 simplified to lowest terms is 13/8
39
/
24
=
13
/
8

13/8 is the simplified fraction of 39/24.

Since the numerator [39] is greater than the denominator [24] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

13
/
8
=1
5
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 39/24 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 39/24 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [39] and denominator [24].

GCF of 39 and 24 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [39] and denominator [24] by the GCF [3].

39 ÷ 3
/
24 ÷ 3
=
13
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 39/24 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 39/24 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [39] and denominator [24].

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

3 × 13
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3
=
13
/
8

Simplifying Fraction 39/24 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [39] and denominator [24] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

39 ÷ 3
/
24 ÷ 3
=
13
/
8

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What is 39/24 Simplified?

Fraction 39/24 simplified to lowest terms is 13/8