Reduce 10/42 to lowest terms
The simplest form of 1042 is 521.
Steps to simplifying fractions
- Find the GCD (or HCF) of numerator and denominator
GCD of 10 and 42 is 2 - Divide both the numerator and denominator by the GCD
10 ÷ 242 ÷ 2 - Reduced fraction: 521
Therefore, 10/42 simplified to lowest terms is 5/21.
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