42/45 Simplified

What is 42/45 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/45 simplified to lowest terms is 14/15
42
/
45
=
14
/
15

14/15 is the simplified fraction of 42/45.

Simplifying Fraction 42/45 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/45 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [45].

GCF of 42 and 45 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [45] by the GCF [3].

42 ÷ 3
/
45 ÷ 3
=
14
/
15

Simplifying Fraction 42/45 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/45 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [45].

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 × 3 × 5
=
14
/
15

Simplifying Fraction 42/45 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [45] 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
/
45 ÷ 3
=
14
/
15

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What is 42/45 Simplified?

Fraction 42/45 simplified to lowest terms is 14/15