48/120 Simplified

What is 48/120 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/120 simplified to lowest terms is 2/5 (⅖)
48
/
120
=
2
/
5

2/5 (⅖) is the simplified fraction of 48/120.

Simplifying Fraction 48/120 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/120 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [120].

GCF of 48 and 120 is 24

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [120] by the GCF [24].

48 ÷ 24
/
120 ÷ 24
=
2
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 48/120 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/120 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [120].

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 × 2 × 3 × 5
=
2
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 48/120 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [120] 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
/
120 ÷ 2
=
24
/
60
24 ÷ 2
/
60 ÷ 2
=
12
/
30
12 ÷ 2
/
30 ÷ 2
=
6
/
15
6 ÷ 3
/
15 ÷ 3
=
2
/
5

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
48/105
48/10624/53
48/10748/107
48/108
48/10948/109
48/11024/55
48/111
48/11348/113
48/114
48/11548/115
48/116
48/117
48/11824/59
48/11948/119
48/12148/121
48/12224/61
48/123
48/124
48/12548/125
48/126
48/12748/127
48/128
48/129
48/13024/65
48/13148/131
48/132
48/13348/133
48/13424/67

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 48/120 Simplified? (The answer is: 2/5 (⅖)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '48/120') and hit the 'Simplify' button.
Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 48/120) 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).

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What is 48/120 Simplified?

Fraction 48/120 simplified to lowest terms is 2/5 (⅖)