What is 63/42 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 63/42 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 63/42 simplified to lowest terms is 3/2

63

/

42

=

3

/

2

3/2 is the simplified fraction of 63/42.

Since the numerator [63] is greater than the denominator [42] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

3

/

2

=1

1

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 63/42 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 63/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [63] and denominator [42].

GCF of 63 and 42 is 21

And then divide both the numerator [63] and denominator [42] by the GCF [21].

63 ÷ 21

/

42 ÷ 21

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 63/42 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 63/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [63] and denominator [42].

Prime Factors of 63: 3,3,7

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:

3 × 3 × 7

/

2 × 3 × 7

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 63/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [63] 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 reminder.

63 ÷ 3

/

42 ÷ 3

=

21

/

14

21 ÷ 7

/

14 ÷ 7

=

3

/

2

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
63/27	7/3
63/28	9/4
63/29	63/29
63/30	21/10
63/31	63/31
63/32	63/32
63/33	21/11
63/34	63/34
63/35	9/5
63/36	7/4
63/37	63/37
63/38	63/38
63/39	21/13
63/40	63/40
63/41	63/41
63/42	3/2
63/43	63/43
63/44	63/44
63/45	7/5
63/46	63/46
63/47	63/47
63/48	21/16
63/49	9/7
63/50	63/50
63/51	21/17
63/52	63/52
63/53	63/53
63/54	7/6
63/55	63/55
63/56	9/8

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Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 63/42) 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).

63/42 Simplified