What is 42/74 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 42/74 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 42/74 simplified to lowest terms is 21/37

42

74

=

21

37

21/37 is the simplified fraction of 42/74.

Simplifying Fraction 42/74 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/74 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [74].

GCF of 42 and 74 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [74] by the GCF [2].

42 ÷ 2

74 ÷ 2

=

21

37

Simplifying Fraction 42/74 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/74 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [74].

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

Prime Factors of 74: 2,37

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 × 37

=

21

37

Simplifying Fraction 42/74 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [74] 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

74 ÷ 2

=

21

37

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
42/66	7/11
42/67	42/67
42/68	21/34
42/69	14/23
42/70	3/5 (⅗)
42/71	42/71
42/72	7/12
42/73	42/73
42/74	21/37
42/75	14/25
42/76	21/38
42/77	6/11
42/78	7/13
42/79	42/79
42/80	21/40
42/81	14/27
42/82	21/41
42/83	42/83
42/84	1/2 (½)
42/85	42/85
42/86	21/43
42/87	14/29
42/88	21/44

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 42/74) 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).

42/74 Simplified