What is 48/360 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 48/360 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 48/360 simplified to lowest terms is 2/15

48

360

=

2

15

2/15 is the simplified fraction of 48/360.

Simplifying Fraction 48/360 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/360 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [360].

GCF of 48 and 360 is 24

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [360] by the GCF [24].

48 ÷ 24

360 ÷ 24

=

2

15

Simplifying Fraction 48/360 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/360 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [360].

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

Prime Factors of 360: 2,2,2,3,3,5

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 × 3 × 5

=

2

15

Simplifying Fraction 48/360 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [360] 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

360 ÷ 2

=

24

180

24 ÷ 2

180 ÷ 2

=

12

90

12 ÷ 2

90 ÷ 2

=

6

45

6 ÷ 3

45 ÷ 3

=

2

15

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
48/345	16/115
48/346	24/173
48/347	48/347
48/348	4/29
48/349	48/349
48/350	24/175
48/351	16/117
48/352	3/22
48/353	48/353
48/354	8/59
48/355	48/355
48/356	12/89
48/357	16/119
48/358	24/179
48/359	48/359
48/360	2/15
48/361	48/361
48/362	24/181
48/363	16/121
48/364	12/91
48/365	48/365
48/366	8/61
48/367	48/367
48/368	3/23
48/369	16/123
48/370	24/185
48/371	48/371
48/372	4/31
48/373	48/373
48/374	24/187

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48/360 Simplified