48/60 Simplified

What is 48/60 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/60 simplified to lowest terms is 4/5 (⅘)
48
/
60
=
4
/
5

4/5 (⅘) is the simplified fraction of 48/60.

Simplifying Fraction 48/60 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/60 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [60].

GCF of 48 and 60 is 12

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [60] by the GCF [12].

48 ÷ 12
/
60 ÷ 12
=
4
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 48/60 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/60 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [60].

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 × 3 × 5
=
4
/
5

Simplifying Fraction 48/60 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [60] 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 ÷ 2
/
60 ÷ 2
=
24
/
30
24 ÷ 2
/
30 ÷ 2
=
12
/
15
12 ÷ 3
/
15 ÷ 3
=
4
/
5

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What is 48/60 Simplified?

Fraction 48/60 simplified to lowest terms is 4/5 (⅘)