42/79 Simplified

What is 42/79 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/79 simplified to lowest terms is 42/79
42
/
79
=
42
/
79

The fraction 42/79 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 42 and denominator 79 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 42/79 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/79 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [79].

GCF of 42 and 79 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [79] by the GCF [1].

42 ÷ 1
/
79 ÷ 1
=
42
/
79

Simplifying Fraction 42/79 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/79 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [79].

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

2 × 3 × 7
/
79
=
42
/
79

Simplifying Fraction 42/79 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [79] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (42/79) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
21/32
42/65
42/67
21/34
42/71
42/73
21/37
42/7621/38
42/79
21/40
42/8221/41
42/8342/83
42/8542/85
42/8621/43
42/8714/29
42/8821/44
42/8942/89
42/9221/46
42/93

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 42/79) 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).

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What is 42/79 Simplified?

Fraction 42/79 simplified to lowest terms is 42/79