7/56 Simplified
What is 7/56 Simplified?
1/8 (⅛) is the simplified fraction of 7/56.
Simplifying Fraction 7/56 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 7/56 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [7] and denominator [56].
GCF of 7 and 56 is 7
And then divide both the numerator [7] and denominator [56] by the GCF [7].
Simplifying Fraction 7/56 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 7/56 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [7] and denominator [56].
Prime Factors of 56: 2,2,2,7
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 7/56 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [7] 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.
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