56/49 Simplified

What is 56/49 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 56/49 simplified to lowest terms is 8/7
56
/
49
=
8
/
7

8/7 is the simplified fraction of 56/49.

Since the numerator [56] is greater than the denominator [49] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

8
/
7
=1
1
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 56/49 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 56/49 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [56] and denominator [49].

GCF of 56 and 49 is 7

And then divide both the numerator [56] and denominator [49] by the GCF [7].

56 ÷ 7
/
49 ÷ 7
=
8
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 56/49 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 56/49 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [56] and denominator [49].

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
/
7 × 7
=
8
/
7

Simplifying Fraction 56/49 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [56] and denominator [49] 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 ÷ 7
/
49 ÷ 7
=
8
/
7

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
56/3428/17
56/36
56/3756/37
56/3828/19
56/3956/39
56/4156/41
56/42
56/4356/43
56/44
56/4556/45
56/4628/23
56/4756/47
56/5028/25
56/5156/51
56/52
56/5356/53
56/5428/27
56/5556/55
56/56
56/5756/57
56/5828/29
56/5956/59
56/6156/61
56/6228/31

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What is 56/49 Simplified?

Fraction 56/49 simplified to lowest terms is 8/7