48/96 Simplified

What is 48/96 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 48/96 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)
48
/
96
=
1
/
2

1/2 (½) is the simplified fraction of 48/96.

Simplifying Fraction 48/96 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 48/96 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [48] and denominator [96].

GCF of 48 and 96 is 48

And then divide both the numerator [48] and denominator [96] by the GCF [48].

48 ÷ 48
/
96 ÷ 48
=
1
/
2

Simplifying Fraction 48/96 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 48/96 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [48] and denominator [96].

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 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
=
1
/
2

Simplifying Fraction 48/96 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [48] and denominator [96] 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
/
96 ÷ 2
=
24
/
48
24 ÷ 2
/
48 ÷ 2
=
12
/
24
12 ÷ 2
/
24 ÷ 2
=
6
/
12
6 ÷ 2
/
12 ÷ 2
=
3
/
6
3 ÷ 3
/
6 ÷ 3
=
1
/
2

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Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
48/8224/41
48/8348/83
48/8548/85
48/8624/43
48/8716/29
48/8948/89
48/9148/91
48/93
48/9424/47
48/9548/95
48/9748/97
48/9824/49
48/10148/101
48/102
48/10348/103
48/105
48/10624/53
48/10748/107
48/108
48/10948/109
48/11024/55

FAQ

What is 48/96 Simplified?

Fraction 48/96 simplified to lowest terms is 1/2 (½)