What is 56/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 56/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 56/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [56] and denominator [8].

GCF of 56 and 8 is 8

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

56 ÷ 8

/

8 ÷ 8

=

7

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 56/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 56/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [56] and denominator [8].

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

Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2

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

=

7

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 56/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [56] and denominator [8] 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

/

8 ÷ 2

=

28

/

4

28 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

14

/

2

14 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

7

/

1

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
56/1	56/1
56/2	28/1
56/3	56/3
56/4	14/1
56/5	56/5
56/6	28/3
56/7	8/1
56/8	7/1
56/9	56/9
56/10	28/5
56/11	56/11
56/12	14/3
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

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 56/8) 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).

56/8 Simplified