What is 56/68 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 56/68 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 56/68 simplified to lowest terms is 14/17

56

/

68

=

14

/

17

14/17 is the simplified fraction of 56/68.

Simplifying Fraction 56/68 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 56/68 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [56] and denominator [68].

GCF of 56 and 68 is 4

And then divide both the numerator [56] and denominator [68] by the GCF [4].

56 ÷ 4

/

68 ÷ 4

=

14

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 56/68 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 56/68 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [56] and denominator [68].

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

Prime Factors of 68: 2,2,17

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 × 17

=

14

/

17

Simplifying Fraction 56/68 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [56] and denominator [68] 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

/

68 ÷ 2

=

28

/

34

28 ÷ 2

/

34 ÷ 2

=

14

/

17

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
56/53	56/53
56/54	28/27
56/55	56/55
56/56	1/1
56/57	56/57
56/58	28/29
56/59	56/59
56/60	14/15
56/61	56/61
56/62	28/31
56/63	8/9
56/64	7/8 (⅞)
56/65	56/65
56/66	28/33
56/67	56/67
56/68	14/17
56/69	56/69
56/70	4/5 (⅘)
56/71	56/71
56/72	7/9
56/73	56/73
56/74	28/37
56/75	56/75
56/76	14/19
56/77	8/11
56/78	28/39
56/79	56/79
56/80	7/10
56/81	56/81
56/82	28/41

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56/68 Simplified