56/120 Simplified

What is 56/120 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 56/120 simplified to lowest terms is 7/15
56
/
120
=
7
/
15

7/15 is the simplified fraction of 56/120.

Simplifying Fraction 56/120 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 56/120 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [56] and denominator [120].

GCF of 56 and 120 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [56] and denominator [120] by the GCF [8].

56 ÷ 8
/
120 ÷ 8
=
7
/
15

Simplifying Fraction 56/120 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 56/120 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [56] and denominator [120].

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 7
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
=
7
/
15

Simplifying Fraction 56/120 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [56] and denominator [120] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

56 ÷ 2
/
120 ÷ 2
=
28
/
60
28 ÷ 2
/
60 ÷ 2
=
14
/
30
14 ÷ 2
/
30 ÷ 2
=
7
/
15

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
56/105
56/10628/53
56/10756/107
56/108
56/10956/109
56/11028/55
56/11156/111
56/112
56/11356/113
56/11428/57
56/11556/115
56/11614/29
56/11756/117
56/11828/59
56/119
56/12156/121
56/12228/61
56/12356/123
56/124
56/12556/125
56/126
56/12756/127
56/128
56/12956/129
56/13028/65
56/13156/131
56/132
56/133
56/13428/67

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 56/120) 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).

FAQ

What is 56/120 Simplified?

Fraction 56/120 simplified to lowest terms is 7/15