64/48 Simplified

What is 64/48 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 64/48 simplified to lowest terms is 4/3
64
/
48
=
4
/
3

4/3 is the simplified fraction of 64/48.

Since the numerator [64] 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:

4
/
3
=1
1
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 64/48 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 64/48 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [64] and denominator [48].

GCF of 64 and 48 is 16

And then divide both the numerator [64] and denominator [48] by the GCF [16].

64 ÷ 16
/
48 ÷ 16
=
4
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 64/48 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 64/48 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [64] and denominator [48].

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2
/
2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3
=
4
/
3

Simplifying Fraction 64/48 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [64] 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.

64 ÷ 2
/
48 ÷ 2
=
32
/
24
32 ÷ 2
/
24 ÷ 2
=
16
/
12
16 ÷ 2
/
12 ÷ 2
=
8
/
6
8 ÷ 2
/
6 ÷ 2
=
4
/
3

See Also

Fraction Simplification Table

FractionLowest Terms
64/3364/33
64/3432/17
64/3564/35
64/3764/37
64/3832/19
64/3964/39
64/40
64/4164/41
64/4232/21
64/4364/43
64/44
64/4564/45
64/4632/23
64/4764/47
64/49
64/5032/25
64/5164/51
64/52
64/5364/53
64/5432/27
64/5564/55
64/56
64/5764/57
64/5832/29
64/5964/59
64/6164/61
64/6232/31

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FAQ

What is 64/48 Simplified?

Fraction 64/48 simplified to lowest terms is 4/3