48/31 Simplified
What is 48/31 Simplified?
The fraction 48/31 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 48 and denominator 31 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Since the numerator [48] is greater than the denominator [31] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:
Simplifying Fraction 48/31 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 48/31 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [31].
GCF of 48 and 31 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [31] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 48/31 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 48/31 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [31].
Prime Factors of 48: 2,2,2,2,3
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 48/31 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [31] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
In our case (48/31) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
---|---|
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 |
48/31 | 48/31 |
48/32 | 3/2 |
48/33 | 16/11 |
48/34 | 24/17 |
48/35 | 48/35 |
48/36 | 4/3 |
48/37 | 48/37 |
48/38 | 24/19 |
48/39 | 16/13 |
48/40 | 6/5 |
48/41 | 48/41 |
48/42 | 8/7 |
48/43 | 48/43 |
48/44 | 12/11 |
48/45 | 16/15 |