42/33 Simplified

What is 42/33 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/33 simplified to lowest terms is 14/11
42
/
33
=
14
/
11

14/11 is the simplified fraction of 42/33.

Since the numerator [42] is greater than the denominator [33] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

14
/
11
=1
3
/
11

Simplifying Fraction 42/33 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/33 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [33].

GCF of 42 and 33 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [33] by the GCF [3].

42 ÷ 3
/
33 ÷ 3
=
14
/
11

Simplifying Fraction 42/33 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/33 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [33].

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

2 × 3 × 7
/
3 × 11
=
14
/
11

Simplifying Fraction 42/33 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [33] 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 ÷ 3
/
33 ÷ 3
=
14
/
11

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What is 42/33 Simplified?

Fraction 42/33 simplified to lowest terms is 14/11