42/120 Simplified
What is 42/120 Simplified?
7/20 is the simplified fraction of 42/120.
Simplifying Fraction 42/120 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 42/120 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [120].
GCF of 42 and 120 is 6
And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [120] by the GCF [6].
Simplifying Fraction 42/120 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 42/120 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [120].
Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7
Prime Factors of 120: 2,2,2,3,5
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 42/120 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [120] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
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42/105 | 2/5 (⅖) |
42/106 | 21/53 |
42/107 | 42/107 |
42/108 | 7/18 |
42/109 | 42/109 |
42/110 | 21/55 |
42/111 | 14/37 |
42/112 | 3/8 (⅜) |
42/113 | 42/113 |
42/114 | 7/19 |
42/115 | 42/115 |
42/116 | 21/58 |
42/117 | 14/39 |
42/118 | 21/59 |
42/119 | 6/17 |
42/120 | 7/20 |
42/121 | 42/121 |
42/122 | 21/61 |
42/123 | 14/41 |
42/124 | 21/62 |
42/125 | 42/125 |
42/126 | 1/3 (⅓) |
42/127 | 42/127 |
42/128 | 21/64 |
42/129 | 14/43 |
42/130 | 21/65 |
42/131 | 42/131 |
42/132 | 7/22 |
42/133 | 6/19 |
42/134 | 21/67 |