What is 42/51 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 42/51 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/51 simplified to lowest terms is 14/17

42

/

51

=

14

/

17

14/17 is the simplified fraction of 42/51.

Simplifying Fraction 42/51 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/51 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [51].

GCF of 42 and 51 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [51] by the GCF [3].

42 ÷ 3

/

51 ÷ 3

=

14

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 42/51 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/51 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [51].

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

Prime Factors of 51: 3,17

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 × 17

=

14

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 42/51 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [51] 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

/

51 ÷ 3

=

14

/

17

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
42/63	2/3 (⅔)
42/64	21/32
42/65	42/65

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 42/51) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

42/51 Simplified