What is 48/37 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 48/37 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 48/37 simplified to lowest terms is 48/37

48

37

The fraction 48/37 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 48 and denominator 37 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [48] is greater than the denominator [37] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

48

37

=1

11

37

Simplifying Fraction 48/37 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/37 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [37].

GCF of 48 and 37 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [37] by the GCF [1].

48 ÷ 1

37 ÷ 1

=

48

37

Simplifying Fraction 48/37 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/37 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [37].

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

Prime Factors of 37: 37

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

37

=

48

37

Simplifying Fraction 48/37 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [37] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

In our case (48/37) there are no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
48/46	24/23
48/47	48/47
48/48	1/1
48/49	48/49
48/50	24/25
48/51	16/17

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 48/37) 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).

48/37 Simplified