What is 4/12 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 4/12 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 4/12 simplified to lowest terms is 1/3 (⅓)

4

/

12

=

1

/

3

1/3 (⅓) is the simplified fraction of 4/12.

Simplifying Fraction 4/12 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 4/12 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [4] and denominator [12].

GCF of 4 and 12 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [4] and denominator [12] by the GCF [4].

4 ÷ 4

/

12 ÷ 4

=

1

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 4/12 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 4/12 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [4] and denominator [12].

Prime Factors of 4: 2,2

Prime Factors of 12: 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 × 3

=

1

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 4/12 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [4] and denominator [12] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

4 ÷ 2

/

12 ÷ 2

=

2

/

6

2 ÷ 2

/

6 ÷ 2

=

1

/

3

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
4/1	4/1
4/2	2/1
4/3	4/3
4/4	1/1
4/5 (⅘)	4/5 (⅘)
4/6	2/3 (⅔)
4/7	4/7
4/8	1/2 (½)
4/9	4/9
4/10	2/5 (⅖)
4/11	4/11
4/12	1/3 (⅓)
4/13	4/13
4/14	2/7
4/15	4/15
4/16	1/4 (¼)
4/17	4/17
4/18	2/9
4/19	4/19
4/20	1/5 (⅕)
4/21	4/21
4/22	2/11
4/23	4/23
4/24	1/6 (⅙)
4/25	4/25
4/26	2/13
4/27	4/27
4/28	1/7 (⅐)
4/29	4/29
4/30	2/15

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 4/12 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/3 (⅓)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '4/12') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 4/12) 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).

4/12 Simplified