4/56 Simplified

What is 4/56 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 4/56 simplified to lowest terms is 1/14
4
/
56
=
1
/
14

1/14 is the simplified fraction of 4/56.

Simplifying Fraction 4/56 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 4/56 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [4] and denominator [56].

GCF of 4 and 56 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [4] and denominator [56] by the GCF [4].

4 ÷ 4
/
56 ÷ 4
=
1
/
14

Simplifying Fraction 4/56 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 4/56 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [4] and denominator [56].

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 × 7
=
1
/
14

Simplifying Fraction 4/56 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [4] and denominator [56] 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
/
56 ÷ 2
=
2
/
28
2 ÷ 2
/
28 ÷ 2
=
1
/
14

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What is 4/56 Simplified?

Fraction 4/56 simplified to lowest terms is 1/14