What is 6/48 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 6/48 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 6/48 simplified to lowest terms is 1/8 (⅛)

6

/

48

=

1

/

8

1/8 (⅛) is the simplified fraction of 6/48.

Simplifying Fraction 6/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 6/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [48].

GCF of 6 and 48 is 6

And then divide both the numerator [6] and denominator [48] by the GCF [6].

6 ÷ 6

/

48 ÷ 6

=

1

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 6/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 6/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [48].

Prime Factors of 6: 2,3

Prime Factors of 48: 2,2,2,2,3

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 3

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

1

/

8

Simplifying Fraction 6/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] and denominator [48] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

6 ÷ 2

/

48 ÷ 2

=

3

/

24

3 ÷ 3

/

24 ÷ 3

=

1

/

8

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
6/57	2/19
6/58	3/29
6/59	6/59
6/60	1/10 (⅒)
6/61	6/61
6/62	3/31

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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 6/48 Simplified? (The answer is: 1/8 (⅛)). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '6/48') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 6/48) 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).

6/48 Simplified