What is 48/120 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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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].

Prime Factors of 48: 2,2,2,2,3

Prime Factors of 120: 2,2,2,3,5

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

Fraction	Lowest Terms
48/105	16/35
48/106	24/53
48/107	48/107
48/108	4/9
48/109	48/109
48/110	24/55
48/111	16/37
48/112	3/7
48/113	48/113
48/114	8/19
48/115	48/115
48/116	12/29
48/117	16/39
48/118	24/59
48/119	48/119
48/120	2/5 (⅖)
48/121	48/121
48/122	24/61
48/123	16/41
48/124	12/31
48/125	48/125
48/126	8/21
48/127	48/127
48/128	3/8 (⅜)
48/129	16/43
48/130	24/65
48/131	48/131
48/132	4/11
48/133	48/133
48/134	24/67

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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).

48/120 Simplified