What is 56/168 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 56/168 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 56/168 simplified to lowest terms is 1/3 (⅓)

56

/

168

=

1

/

3

1/3 (⅓) is the simplified fraction of 56/168.

Simplifying Fraction 56/168 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 56/168 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [56] and denominator [168].

GCF of 56 and 168 is 56

And then divide both the numerator [56] and denominator [168] by the GCF [56].

56 ÷ 56

/

168 ÷ 56

=

1

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 56/168 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 56/168 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [56] and denominator [168].

Prime Factors of 56: 2,2,2,7

Prime Factors of 168: 2,2,2,3,7

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 × 7

=

1

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 56/168 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [56] and denominator [168] 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

/

168 ÷ 2

=

28

/

84

28 ÷ 2

/

84 ÷ 2

=

14

/

42

14 ÷ 2

/

42 ÷ 2

=

7

/

21

7 ÷ 7

/

21 ÷ 7

=

1

/

3

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
56/153	56/153
56/154	4/11
56/155	56/155
56/156	14/39
56/157	56/157
56/158	28/79
56/159	56/159
56/160	7/20
56/161	8/23
56/162	28/81
56/163	56/163
56/164	14/41
56/165	56/165
56/166	28/83
56/167	56/167
56/168	1/3 (⅓)
56/169	56/169
56/170	28/85
56/171	56/171
56/172	14/43
56/173	56/173
56/174	28/87
56/175	8/25
56/176	7/22
56/177	56/177
56/178	28/89
56/179	56/179
56/180	14/45
56/181	56/181
56/182	4/13

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 56/168 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/3 (⅓)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '56/168') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 56/168) 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).

56/168 Simplified