Question

how to simplify 47/56

Answer 1

you can't because 47 is an odd number, therefor it cannot be halved evenly. hope i could be of help! hamish.

Answer 2

the fact that it is odd isn't the important factor here, but instead the fact that 47 is prime, and so has no factors to simplify by.

Answer 3

In order to simplify a fraction, you need to be able to divide both the numerator and denominator by the same number, but as 47 is prime, it cannot be divided evenly by anything except itself and 1, and so cannot be simplified any further.