48/63 Simplified

What is 48/63 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/63 simplified to lowest terms is 16/21
48
/
63
=
16
/
21

16/21 is the simplified fraction of 48/63.

Simplifying Fraction 48/63 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/63 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [63].

GCF of 48 and 63 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [63] by the GCF [3].

48 ÷ 3
/
63 ÷ 3
=
16
/
21

Simplifying Fraction 48/63 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/63 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [63].

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 × 7
=
16
/
21

Simplifying Fraction 48/63 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [63] 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
/
63 ÷ 3
=
16
/
21

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What is 48/63 Simplified?

Fraction 48/63 simplified to lowest terms is 16/21