What is 78/52 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 78/52 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 78/52 simplified to lowest terms is 3/2

78

/

52

=

3

/

2

3/2 is the simplified fraction of 78/52.

Since the numerator [78] is greater than the denominator [52] 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 78/52 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 78/52 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [78] and denominator [52].

GCF of 78 and 52 is 26

And then divide both the numerator [78] and denominator [52] by the GCF [26].

78 ÷ 26

/

52 ÷ 26

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 78/52 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 78/52 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [78] and denominator [52].

Prime Factors of 78: 2,3,13

Prime Factors of 52: 2,2,13

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

2 × 3 × 13

/

2 × 2 × 13

=

3

/

2

Simplifying Fraction 78/52 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [78] and denominator [52] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

78 ÷ 2

/

52 ÷ 2

=

39

/

26

39 ÷ 13

/

26 ÷ 13

=

3

/

2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
78/37	78/37
78/38	39/19
78/39	2/1
78/40	39/20
78/41	78/41
78/42	13/7
78/43	78/43
78/44	39/22
78/45	26/15
78/46	39/23
78/47	78/47
78/48	13/8
78/49	78/49
78/50	39/25
78/51	26/17
78/52	3/2
78/53	78/53
78/54	13/9
78/55	78/55
78/56	39/28
78/57	26/19
78/58	39/29
78/59	78/59
78/60	13/10
78/61	78/61
78/62	39/31
78/63	26/21
78/64	39/32
78/65	6/5
78/66	13/11

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