What is 51/42 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 51/42 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 51/42 simplified to lowest terms is 17/14

51

42

=

17

14

17/14 is the simplified fraction of 51/42.

Since the numerator [51] is greater than the denominator [42] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

17

14

=1

3

14

Simplifying Fraction 51/42 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 51/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [51] and denominator [42].

GCF of 51 and 42 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [51] and denominator [42] by the GCF [3].

51 ÷ 3

42 ÷ 3

=

17

14

Simplifying Fraction 51/42 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 51/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [51] and denominator [42].

Prime Factors of 51: 3,17

Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7

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

3 × 17

2 × 3 × 7

=

17

14

Simplifying Fraction 51/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [51] and denominator [42] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

51 ÷ 3

42 ÷ 3

=

17

14

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
51/27	17/9
51/28	51/28
51/29	51/29
51/30	17/10
51/31	51/31
51/32	51/32
51/33	17/11
51/34	3/2
51/35	51/35
51/36	17/12
51/37	51/37
51/38	51/38
51/39	17/13
51/40	51/40
51/41	51/41
51/42	17/14
51/43	51/43
51/44	51/44
51/45	17/15
51/46	51/46
51/47	51/47
51/48	17/16
51/49	51/49
51/50	51/50
51/51	1/1
51/52	51/52
51/53	51/53
51/54	17/18
51/55	51/55
51/56	51/56

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51/42 Simplified