What is 6/42 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

What is 6/42 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 6/42 simplified to lowest terms is 1/7 (⅐)

6

42

=

1

7

1/7 (⅐) is the simplified fraction of 6/42.

Simplifying Fraction 6/42 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 6/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [42].

GCF of 6 and 42 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [6] and denominator [42] by the GCF [6].

6 ÷ 6

42 ÷ 6

=

1

7

Simplifying Fraction 6/42 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 6/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [42].

Prime Factors of 6: 2,3

Prime Factors of 42: 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 × 3

2 × 3 × 7

=

1

7

Simplifying Fraction 6/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] and denominator [42] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

6 ÷ 2

42 ÷ 2

=

3

21

3 ÷ 3

21 ÷ 3

=

1

7

Related Calculations

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
6/27	2/9
6/28	3/14
6/29	6/29
6/30	1/5 (⅕)
6/31	6/31
6/32	3/16
6/33	2/11
6/34	3/17
6/35	6/35
6/36	1/6 (⅙)
6/37	6/37
6/38	3/19
6/39	2/13
6/40	3/20
6/41	6/41
6/42	1/7 (⅐)
6/43	6/43
6/44	3/22
6/45	2/15
6/46	3/23
6/47	6/47
6/48	1/8 (⅛)
6/49	6/49
6/50	3/25
6/51	2/17
6/52	3/26
6/53	6/53
6/54	1/9 (⅑)
6/55	6/55
6/56	3/28

Fraction Simplifier Calculator

This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 6/42 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/7 (⅐)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '6/42') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 6/42) 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).

6/42 Simplified