What is 48/55 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 48/55 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/55 simplified to lowest terms is 48/55

48

/

55

=

48

/

55

The fraction 48/55 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 48 and denominator 55 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 48/55 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/55 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [55].

GCF of 48 and 55 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [55] by the GCF [1].

48 ÷ 1

/

55 ÷ 1

=

48

/

55

Simplifying Fraction 48/55 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/55 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [55].

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

Prime Factors of 55: 5,11

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

/

5 × 11

=

48

/

55

Simplifying Fraction 48/55 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [55] 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 (48/55) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
48/60	4/5 (⅘)
48/61	48/61
48/62	24/31
48/63	16/21
48/64	3/4 (¾)
48/65	48/65
48/66	8/11
48/67	48/67
48/68	12/17
48/69	16/23

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 48/55) 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).

48/55 Simplified