What is 48/45 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 48/45 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/45 simplified to lowest terms is 16/15

48

/

45

=

16

/

15

16/15 is the simplified fraction of 48/45.

Since the numerator [48] is greater than the denominator [45] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

16

/

15

=1

1

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 48/45 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/45 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [45].

GCF of 48 and 45 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [45] by the GCF [3].

48 ÷ 3

/

45 ÷ 3

=

16

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 48/45 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/45 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [45].

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

Prime Factors of 45: 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

/

3 × 3 × 5

=

16

/

15

Simplifying Fraction 48/45 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [45] 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 ÷ 3

/

45 ÷ 3

=

16

/

15

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
48/52	12/13
48/53	48/53
48/54	8/9
48/55	48/55
48/56	6/7
48/57	16/19
48/58	24/29
48/59	48/59

48/45 Simplified

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