What is 48/32 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 48/32 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 48/32 simplified to lowest terms is 3/2

48

32

=

3

2

3/2 is the simplified fraction of 48/32.

Since the numerator [48] is greater than the denominator [32] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

3

2

=1

1

2

Simplifying Fraction 48/32 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/32 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [32].

GCF of 48 and 32 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [32] by the GCF [16].

48 ÷ 16

32 ÷ 16

=

3

2

Simplifying Fraction 48/32 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/32 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [32].

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

Prime Factors of 32: 2,2,2,2,2

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 × 2

=

3

2

Simplifying Fraction 48/32 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [32] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

48 ÷ 2

32 ÷ 2

=

24

16

24 ÷ 2

16 ÷ 2

=

12

8

12 ÷ 2

8 ÷ 2

=

6

4

6 ÷ 2

4 ÷ 2

=

3

2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
48/5	48/5
48/6	8/1
48/7	48/7
48/8	6/1
48/9	16/3
48/12	4/1
48/14	24/7
48/15	16/5
48/18	8/3
48/20	12/5
48/21	16/7
48/25	48/25
48/27	16/9
48/28	12/7
48/30	8/5
48/32	3/2
48/33	16/11
48/36	4/3
48/39	16/13
48/40	6/5
48/42	8/7
48/45	16/15
48/49	48/49
48/50	24/25
48/51	16/17
48/52	12/13
48/54	8/9
48/55	48/55
48/56	6/7
48/57	16/19

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