What is 55/48 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 55/48 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 55/48 simplified to lowest terms is 55/48

55

/

48

The fraction 55/48 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 55 and denominator 48 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Since the numerator [55] 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:

55

/

48

=1

7

/

48

Simplifying Fraction 55/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 55/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [55] and denominator [48].

GCF of 55 and 48 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [55] and denominator [48] by the GCF [1].

55 ÷ 1

/

48 ÷ 1

=

55

/

48

Simplifying Fraction 55/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 55/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [55] and denominator [48].

Prime Factors of 55: 5,11

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:

5 × 11

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

55

/

48

Simplifying Fraction 55/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [55] 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 reminder.

In our case (55/48) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
55/33	5/3
55/34	55/34
55/35	11/7
55/36	55/36
55/37	55/37
55/38	55/38
55/39	55/39
55/40	11/8
55/41	55/41
55/42	55/42
55/43	55/43
55/44	5/4
55/45	11/9
55/46	55/46
55/47	55/47
55/48	55/48
55/49	55/49
55/50	11/10
55/51	55/51
55/52	55/52
55/53	55/53
55/54	55/54
55/55	1/1
55/56	55/56
55/57	55/57
55/58	55/58
55/59	55/59
55/60	11/12
55/61	55/61
55/62	55/62

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 55/48) 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).

55/48 Simplified