What is 42/90 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 42/90 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 42/90 simplified to lowest terms is 7/15

42

/

90

=

7

/

15

7/15 is the simplified fraction of 42/90.

Simplifying Fraction 42/90 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 42/90 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [90].

GCF of 42 and 90 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [90] by the GCF [6].

42 ÷ 6

/

90 ÷ 6

=

7

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 42/90 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 42/90 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [90].

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

Prime Factors of 90: 2,3,3,5

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 × 3 × 3 × 5

=

7

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 42/90 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [90] 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 ÷ 2

/

90 ÷ 2

=

21

/

45

21 ÷ 3

/

45 ÷ 3

=

7

/

15

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
42/89	42/89
42/90	7/15
42/91	6/13
42/92	21/46
42/93	14/31
42/94	21/47
42/95	42/95
42/96	7/16
42/97	42/97
42/98	3/7
42/99	14/33
42/100	21/50
42/101	42/101
42/102	7/17
42/103	42/103
42/104	21/52

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42/90 Simplified