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Reduce -56/8 to lowest terms

The simplest form of -56/8 is -7/1.

Steps to simplifying fractions

  1. Find the GCD (or HCF) of the absolute values of both numerator and denominator
    GCD of 56 and 8 is 8
  2. Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
    -56 ÷ 8/8 ÷ 8
  3. Reduced fraction: -7/1
    Therefore, -56/8 simplified to lowest terms is -7/1.

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