What is 49/56 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 49/56 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 49/56 simplified to lowest terms is 7/8 (⅞)

49

/

56

=

7

/

8

7/8 (⅞) is the simplified fraction of 49/56.

Simplifying Fraction 49/56 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 49/56 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [49] and denominator [56].

GCF of 49 and 56 is 7

And then divide both the numerator [49] and denominator [56] by the GCF [7].

49 ÷ 7

/

56 ÷ 7

=

7

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 49/56 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 49/56 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [49] and denominator [56].

Prime Factors of 49: 7,7

Prime Factors of 56: 2,2,2,7

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

7 × 7

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 7

=

7

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 49/56 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [49] and denominator [56] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

49 ÷ 7

/

56 ÷ 7

=

7

/

8

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
49/41	49/41
49/42	7/6
49/43	49/43
49/44	49/44
49/45	49/45
49/46	49/46
49/47	49/47
49/48	49/48
49/49	1/1
49/50	49/50
49/51	49/51
49/52	49/52
49/53	49/53
49/54	49/54
49/55	49/55
49/56	7/8 (⅞)
49/57	49/57
49/58	49/58
49/59	49/59
49/60	49/60
49/61	49/61
49/62	49/62
49/63	7/9
49/64	49/64
49/65	49/65
49/66	49/66
49/67	49/67
49/68	49/68
49/69	49/69
49/70	7/10

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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 49/56 Simplified? (The answer is: 7/8 (⅞)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '49/56') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 49/56) 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).

49/56 Simplified