What is 54/48 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 54/48 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 54/48 simplified to lowest terms is 9/8

54

48

=

9

8

9/8 is the simplified fraction of 54/48.

Since the numerator [54] is greater than the denominator [48] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

9

8

=1

1

8

Simplifying Fraction 54/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 54/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [54] and denominator [48].

GCF of 54 and 48 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [54] and denominator [48] by the GCF [6].

54 ÷ 6

48 ÷ 6

=

9

8

Simplifying Fraction 54/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 54/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [54] and denominator [48].

Prime Factors of 54: 2,3,3,3

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

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

2 × 3 × 3 × 3

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

9

8

Simplifying Fraction 54/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [54] and denominator [48] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

54 ÷ 2

48 ÷ 2

=

27

24

27 ÷ 3

24 ÷ 3

=

9

8

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
54/33	18/11
54/34	27/17
54/35	54/35
54/36	3/2
54/37	54/37
54/38	27/19
54/39	18/13
54/40	27/20
54/41	54/41
54/42	9/7
54/43	54/43
54/44	27/22
54/45	6/5
54/46	27/23
54/47	54/47
54/48	9/8
54/49	54/49
54/50	27/25
54/51	18/17
54/52	27/26
54/53	54/53
54/54	1/1
54/55	54/55
54/56	27/28
54/57	18/19
54/58	27/29
54/59	54/59
54/60	9/10
54/61	54/61
54/62	27/31

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54/48 Simplified