42/120 Simplified

What is 42/120 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/120 simplified to lowest terms is 7/20
42
/
120
=
7
/
20

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].

42 ÷ 6
/
120 ÷ 6
=
7
/
20

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].

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

2 × 3 × 7
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
=
7
/
20

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.

42 ÷ 2
/
120 ÷ 2
=
21
/
60
21 ÷ 3
/
60 ÷ 3
=
7
/
20

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
42/105
42/10621/53
42/10742/107
42/108
42/10942/109
21/55
42/11114/37
42/112
42/11342/113
42/114
42/11542/115
42/11621/58
42/11714/39
42/11821/59
42/119
42/12142/121
42/12221/61
42/12314/41
42/12421/62
42/12542/125
42/12742/127
42/12821/64
42/12914/43
42/13021/65
42/13142/131
42/132
42/133
42/13421/67

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FAQ

What is 42/120 Simplified?

Fraction 42/120 simplified to lowest terms is 7/20