What is 42/77 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 42/77 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 42/77 simplified to lowest terms is 6/11

42

77

=

6

11

6/11 is the simplified fraction of 42/77.

Simplifying Fraction 42/77 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/77 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [77].

GCF of 42 and 77 is 7

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [77] by the GCF [7].

42 ÷ 7

77 ÷ 7

=

6

11

Simplifying Fraction 42/77 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/77 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [77].

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

Prime Factors of 77: 7,11

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 3 × 7

7 × 11

=

6

11

Simplifying Fraction 42/77 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [77] 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 ÷ 7

77 ÷ 7

=

6

11

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
42/48	7/8 (⅞)
42/49	6/7
42/50	21/25
42/51	14/17
42/54	7/9
42/56	3/4 (¾)
42/57	14/19
42/58	21/29
42/60	7/10
42/63	2/3 (⅔)
42/64	21/32
42/66	7/11
42/70	3/5 (⅗)
42/72	7/12
42/75	14/25
42/77	6/11
42/78	7/13
42/80	21/40
42/84	1/2 (½)
42/90	7/15
42/91	6/13
42/96	7/16
42/98	3/7
42/99	14/33
42/100	21/50
42/110	21/55
42/120	7/20
42/126	1/3 (⅓)
42/360	7/60
42/720	7/120

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 42/77) 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).

42/77 Simplified