48/112 Simplified

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/112 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [112].

GCF of 48 and 112 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [112] by the GCF [16].

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/112 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [112].

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

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [112] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.