What is 56/28 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 56/28 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 56/28 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [56] and denominator [28].

GCF of 56 and 28 is 28

And then divide both the numerator [56] and denominator [28] by the GCF [28].

56 ÷ 28

/

28 ÷ 28

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 56/28 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 56/28 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [56] and denominator [28].

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

Prime Factors of 28: 2,2,7

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 × 7

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 56/28 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [56] and denominator [28] 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

/

28 ÷ 2

=

28

/

14

28 ÷ 2

/

14 ÷ 2

=

14

/

7

14 ÷ 7

/

7 ÷ 7

=

2

/

1

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
56/13	56/13
56/14	4/1
56/15	56/15
56/16	7/2
56/17	56/17
56/18	28/9
56/19	56/19
56/20	14/5
56/21	8/3
56/22	28/11
56/23	56/23
56/24	7/3
56/25	56/25
56/26	28/13
56/27	56/27
56/28	2/1
56/29	56/29
56/30	28/15
56/31	56/31
56/32	7/4
56/33	56/33
56/34	28/17
56/35	8/5
56/36	14/9
56/37	56/37
56/38	28/19
56/39	56/39
56/40	7/5
56/41	56/41
56/42	4/3

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 56/28) 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).

56/28 Simplified