What is 47/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 47/8 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 47/8 simplified to lowest terms is 47/8

47

8

The fraction 47/8 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 47 and denominator 8 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [47] is greater than the denominator [8] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

47

8

=5

7

8

Simplifying Fraction 47/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 47/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [47] and denominator [8].

GCF of 47 and 8 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [47] and denominator [8] by the GCF [1].

47 ÷ 1

8 ÷ 1

=

47

8

Simplifying Fraction 47/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 47/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [47] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 47: 47

Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2

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

47

2 × 2 × 2

=

47

8

Simplifying Fraction 47/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [47] and denominator [8] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

In our case (47/8) there are no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
47/1	47/1
47/2	47/2
47/3	47/3
47/4	47/4
47/5	47/5
47/6	47/6
47/7	47/7
47/8	47/8
47/9	47/9
47/10	47/10
47/11	47/11
47/12	47/12
47/13	47/13
47/14	47/14
47/15	47/15
47/16	47/16
47/17	47/17
47/18	47/18
47/19	47/19
47/20	47/20
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

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 47/8) 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).

47/8 Simplified