48/66 Simplified

What is 48/66 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/66 simplified to lowest terms is 8/11
48
/
66
=
8
/
11

8/11 is the simplified fraction of 48/66.

Simplifying Fraction 48/66 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/66 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [66].

GCF of 48 and 66 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [66] by the GCF [6].

48 ÷ 6
/
66 ÷ 6
=
8
/
11

Simplifying Fraction 48/66 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/66 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [66].

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 × 3 × 11
=
8
/
11

Simplifying Fraction 48/66 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [66] 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
/
66 ÷ 2
=
24
/
33
24 ÷ 3
/
33 ÷ 3
=
8
/
11

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What is 48/66 Simplified?

Fraction 48/66 simplified to lowest terms is 8/11