What is 48/78 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 48/78 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/78 simplified to lowest terms is 8/13

48

/

78

=

8

/

13

8/13 is the simplified fraction of 48/78.

Simplifying Fraction 48/78 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/78 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [78].

GCF of 48 and 78 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [78] by the GCF [6].

48 ÷ 6

/

78 ÷ 6

=

8

/

13

Simplifying Fraction 48/78 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/78 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [78].

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

Prime Factors of 78: 2,3,13

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 × 13

=

8

/

13

Simplifying Fraction 48/78 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [78] 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

/

78 ÷ 2

=

24

/

39

24 ÷ 3

/

39 ÷ 3

=

8

/

13

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
48/70	24/35
48/71	48/71
48/72	2/3 (⅔)
48/73	48/73
48/74	24/37
48/75	16/25
48/76	12/19
48/77	48/77
48/78	8/13
48/79	48/79
48/80	3/5 (⅗)
48/81	16/27
48/82	24/41
48/83	48/83
48/84	4/7
48/85	48/85
48/86	24/43
48/87	16/29
48/88	6/11
48/89	48/89
48/90	8/15
48/91	48/91
48/92	12/23

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 48/78 Simplified? (The answer is: 8/13). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '48/78') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 48/78) 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).

48/78 Simplified