What is 56/84 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 56/84 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 56/84 simplified to lowest terms is 2/3 (⅔)

56

/

84

=

2

/

3

2/3 (⅔) is the simplified fraction of 56/84.

Simplifying Fraction 56/84 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 56/84 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [56] and denominator [84].

GCF of 56 and 84 is 28

And then divide both the numerator [56] and denominator [84] by the GCF [28].

56 ÷ 28

/

84 ÷ 28

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 56/84 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 56/84 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [56] and denominator [84].

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

Prime Factors of 84: 2,2,3,7

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 × 3 × 7

=

2

/

3

Simplifying Fraction 56/84 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [56] and denominator [84] 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

/

84 ÷ 2

=

28

/

42

28 ÷ 2

/

42 ÷ 2

=

14

/

21

14 ÷ 7

/

21 ÷ 7

=

2

/

3

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
56/83	56/83
56/84	2/3 (⅔)
56/85	56/85
56/86	28/43
56/87	56/87
56/88	7/11
56/89	56/89
56/90	28/45
56/91	8/13
56/92	14/23
56/93	56/93
56/94	28/47
56/95	56/95
56/96	7/12
56/97	56/97
56/98	4/7

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 56/84 Simplified? (The answer is: 2/3 (⅔)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '56/84') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 56/84) 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).

56/84 Simplified