What is 48/16 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 48/16 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/16 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [16].

GCF of 48 and 16 is 16

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

48 ÷ 16

/

16 ÷ 16

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 48/16 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/16 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [16].

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

Prime Factors of 16: 2,2,2,2

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 × 2

=

3

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 48/16 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [16] 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

/

16 ÷ 2

=

24

/

8

24 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

12

/

4

12 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

6

/

2

6 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

3

/

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
48/1	48/1
48/2	24/1
48/3	16/1
48/4	12/1
48/5	48/5
48/6	8/1
48/7	48/7
48/8	6/1
48/9	16/3
48/10	24/5
48/11	48/11
48/12	4/1
48/13	48/13
48/14	24/7
48/15	16/5
48/16	3/1
48/17	48/17
48/18	8/3
48/19	48/19
48/20	12/5
48/21	16/7
48/22	24/11
48/23	48/23
48/24	2/1
48/25	48/25
48/26	24/13
48/27	16/9
48/28	12/7
48/29	48/29
48/30	8/5

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48/16 Simplified