56/32 Simplified

What is 56/32 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 56/32 simplified to lowest terms is 7/4
56
/
32
=
7
/
4

7/4 is the simplified fraction of 56/32.

Since the numerator [56] is greater than the denominator [32] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

7
/
4
=1
3
/
4

Simplifying Fraction 56/32 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 56/32 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [56] and denominator [32].

GCF of 56 and 32 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [56] and denominator [32] by the GCF [8].

56 ÷ 8
/
32 ÷ 8
=
7
/
4

Simplifying Fraction 56/32 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 56/32 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [56] and denominator [32].

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 × 2 × 2
=
7
/
4

Simplifying Fraction 56/32 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [56] and denominator [32] 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
/
32 ÷ 2
=
28
/
16
28 ÷ 2
/
16 ÷ 2
=
14
/
8
14 ÷ 2
/
8 ÷ 2
=
7
/
4

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
56/1756/17
56/1828/9
56/1956/19
56/20
56/2228/11
56/2356/23
56/2556/25
56/26
56/2756/27
56/2956/29
28/15
56/3156/31
56/33
56/3428/17
56/36
56/3756/37
56/3828/19
56/3956/39
56/4156/41
56/4356/43
56/44
56/4556/45
56/4628/23

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What is 56/32 Simplified?

Fraction 56/32 simplified to lowest terms is 7/4