42/36 Simplified

What is 42/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/36 simplified to lowest terms is 7/6
42
/
36
=
7
/
6

7/6 is the simplified fraction of 42/36.

Since the numerator [42] is greater than the denominator [36] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

7
/
6
=1
1
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 42/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [36].

GCF of 42 and 36 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [36] by the GCF [6].

42 ÷ 6
/
36 ÷ 6
=
7
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 42/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [36].

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 × 3 × 3
=
7
/
6

Simplifying Fraction 42/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [36] 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
/
36 ÷ 2
=
21
/
18
21 ÷ 3
/
18 ÷ 3
=
7
/
6

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What is 42/36 Simplified?

Fraction 42/36 simplified to lowest terms is 7/6