What is 47/36 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 47/36 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 47/36 simplified to lowest terms is 47/36

47

/

36

The fraction 47/36 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 47 and denominator 36 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [47] is greater than the denominator [36] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

47

/

36

=1

11

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 47/36 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 47/36 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [47] and denominator [36].

GCF of 47 and 36 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [47] and denominator [36] by the GCF [1].

47 ÷ 1

/

36 ÷ 1

=

47

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 47/36 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 47/36 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [47] and denominator [36].

Prime Factors of 47: 47

Prime Factors of 36: 2,2,3,3

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

47

/

2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

47

/

36

Simplifying Fraction 47/36 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [47] and denominator [36] 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 (47/36) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
47/21	47/21
47/22	47/22
47/23	47/23
47/24	47/24
47/25	47/25
47/26	47/26
47/27	47/27
47/28	47/28
47/29	47/29
47/30	47/30
47/31	47/31
47/32	47/32
47/33	47/33
47/34	47/34
47/35	47/35
47/36	47/36
47/37	47/37
47/38	47/38
47/39	47/39
47/40	47/40
47/41	47/41
47/42	47/42
47/43	47/43
47/44	47/44
47/45	47/45
47/46	47/46
47/47	1/1
47/48	47/48
47/49	47/49
47/50	47/50

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 47/36) 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).

47/36 Simplified