What is 42/11 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 42/11 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/11 simplified to lowest terms is 42/11

42

/

11

The fraction 42/11 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 42 and denominator 11 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [42] is greater than the denominator [11] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

42

/

11

=3

9

/

11

Simplifying Fraction 42/11 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/11 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [11].

GCF of 42 and 11 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [11] by the GCF [1].

42 ÷ 1

/

11 ÷ 1

=

42

/

11

Simplifying Fraction 42/11 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/11 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [11].

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

Prime Factors of 11: 11

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

2 × 3 × 7

/

11

=

42

/

11

Simplifying Fraction 42/11 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [11] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (42/11) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
42/1	42/1
42/2	21/1
42/3	14/1
42/4	21/2
42/5	42/5
42/6	7/1
42/7	6/1
42/8	21/4
42/9	14/3
42/10	21/5
42/11	42/11
42/12	7/2
42/13	42/13
42/14	3/1
42/15	14/5
42/16	21/8
42/17	42/17
42/18	7/3
42/19	42/19
42/20	21/10
42/21	2/1
42/22	21/11
42/23	42/23
42/24	7/4
42/25	42/25
42/26	21/13
42/27	14/9
42/28	3/2
42/29	42/29
42/30	7/5

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 42/11) 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).

42/11 Simplified