What is 63/48 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 63/48 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 63/48 simplified to lowest terms is 21/16

63

48

=

21

16

21/16 is the simplified fraction of 63/48.

Since the numerator [63] is greater than the denominator [48] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

21

16

=1

5

16

Simplifying Fraction 63/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 63/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [63] and denominator [48].

GCF of 63 and 48 is 3

And then divide both the numerator [63] and denominator [48] by the GCF [3].

63 ÷ 3

48 ÷ 3

=

21

16

Simplifying Fraction 63/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 63/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [63] and denominator [48].

Prime Factors of 63: 3,3,7

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:

3 × 3 × 7

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

21

16

Simplifying Fraction 63/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

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

63 ÷ 3

48 ÷ 3

=

21

16

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
63/57	21/19
63/58	63/58
63/59	63/59
63/60	21/20
63/61	63/61
63/62	63/62

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63/48 Simplified