What is 42/24 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 42/24 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 42/24 simplified to lowest terms is 7/4

42

24

=

7

4

7/4 is the simplified fraction of 42/24.

Since the numerator [42] is greater than the denominator [24] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

7

4

=1

3

4

Simplifying Fraction 42/24 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/24 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [24].

GCF of 42 and 24 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [24] by the GCF [6].

42 ÷ 6

24 ÷ 6

=

7

4

Simplifying Fraction 42/24 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/24 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [24].

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

Prime Factors of 24: 2,2,2,3

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

2 × 3 × 7

2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

7

4

Simplifying Fraction 42/24 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [24] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

42 ÷ 2

24 ÷ 2

=

21

12

21 ÷ 3

12 ÷ 3

=

7

4

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
42/31	42/31
42/32	21/16
42/33	14/11
42/34	21/17
42/35	6/5
42/36	7/6
42/37	42/37
42/38	21/19

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