What is 49/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 49/8 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 49/8 simplified to lowest terms is 49/8

49

/

8

The fraction 49/8 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 49 and denominator 8 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [49] is greater than the denominator [8] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

49

/

8

=6

1

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 49/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 49/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [49] and denominator [8].

GCF of 49 and 8 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [49] and denominator [8] by the GCF [1].

49 ÷ 1

/

8 ÷ 1

=

49

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 49/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 49/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [49] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 49: 7,7

Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2

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

=

49

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 49/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [49] and denominator [8] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

In our case (49/8) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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What is 49/8 as a Mixed Number?

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
49/1	49/1
49/2	49/2
49/3	49/3
49/4	49/4
49/5	49/5
49/6	49/6
49/7	7/1
49/8	49/8
49/9	49/9
49/10	49/10
49/11	49/11
49/12	49/12
49/13	49/13
49/14	7/2
49/15	49/15
49/16	49/16
49/17	49/17
49/18	49/18
49/19	49/19
49/20	49/20
49/21	7/3
49/22	49/22
49/23	49/23
49/24	49/24
49/25	49/25
49/26	49/26
49/27	49/27
49/28	7/4
49/29	49/29
49/30	49/30

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 49/8) 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).

49/8 Simplified