7/42 Simplified
What is 7/42 Simplified?
1/6 (⅙) is the simplified fraction of 7/42.
Simplifying Fraction 7/42 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 7/42 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [7] and denominator [42].
GCF of 7 and 42 is 7
And then divide both the numerator [7] and denominator [42] by the GCF [7].
Simplifying Fraction 7/42 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 7/42 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [7] and denominator [42].
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:
Simplifying Fraction 7/42 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [7] 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.
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