6/56 Simplified

What is 6/56 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 6/56 simplified to lowest terms is 3/28
6
/
56
=
3
/
28

3/28 is the simplified fraction of 6/56.

Simplifying Fraction 6/56 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 6/56 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [6] and denominator [56].

GCF of 6 and 56 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [6] and denominator [56] by the GCF [2].

6 ÷ 2
/
56 ÷ 2
=
3
/
28

Simplifying Fraction 6/56 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 6/56 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [6] and denominator [56].

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 × 7
=
3
/
28

Simplifying Fraction 6/56 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [6] and denominator [56] 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
/
56 ÷ 2
=
3
/
28

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What is 6/56 Simplified?

Fraction 6/56 simplified to lowest terms is 3/28