48/100 Simplified

What is 48/100 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/100 simplified to lowest terms is 12/25
48
/
100
=
12
/
25

12/25 is the simplified fraction of 48/100.

Simplifying Fraction 48/100 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/100 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [100].

GCF of 48 and 100 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [100] by the GCF [4].

48 ÷ 4
/
100 ÷ 4
=
12
/
25

Simplifying Fraction 48/100 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/100 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [100].

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
/
2 × 2 × 5 × 5
=
12
/
25

Simplifying Fraction 48/100 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [100] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

48 ÷ 2
/
100 ÷ 2
=
24
/
50
24 ÷ 2
/
50 ÷ 2
=
12
/
25

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
48/8548/85
48/8624/43
48/8716/29
48/8948/89
48/9148/91
48/93
48/9424/47
48/9548/95
48/9748/97
48/9824/49
48/10148/101
48/102
48/10348/103
48/105
48/10624/53
48/10748/107
48/108
48/10948/109
48/11024/55
48/111
48/11348/113
48/114

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FAQ

What is 48/100 Simplified?

Fraction 48/100 simplified to lowest terms is 12/25