What is 42/48 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 42/48 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 42/48 simplified to lowest terms is 7/8 (⅞)

42

48

=

7

8

7/8 (⅞) is the simplified fraction of 42/48.

Simplifying Fraction 42/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [48].

GCF of 42 and 48 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [48] by the GCF [6].

42 ÷ 6

48 ÷ 6

=

7

8

Simplifying Fraction 42/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [48].

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

Prime Factors of 48: 2,2,2,2,3

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 × 2 × 3

=

7

8

Simplifying Fraction 42/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [48] 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

48 ÷ 2

=

21

24

21 ÷ 3

24 ÷ 3

=

7

8

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
42/33	14/11
42/34	21/17
42/35	6/5
42/36	7/6
42/37	42/37
42/38	21/19
42/39	14/13
42/40	21/20
42/41	42/41
42/42	1/1
42/43	42/43
42/44	21/22
42/45	14/15
42/46	21/23
42/47	42/47
42/48	7/8 (⅞)
42/49	6/7
42/50	21/25
42/51	14/17
42/52	21/26
42/53	42/53
42/54	7/9
42/55	42/55
42/56	3/4 (¾)
42/57	14/19
42/58	21/29
42/59	42/59
42/60	7/10
42/61	42/61
42/62	21/31

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42/48 Simplified