What is 14/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 14/72 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 14/72 simplified to lowest terms is 7/36

14

72

=

7

36

7/36 is the simplified fraction of 14/72.

Simplifying Fraction 14/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 14/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [14] and denominator [72].

GCF of 14 and 72 is 2

And then divide both the numerator [14] and denominator [72] by the GCF [2].

14 ÷ 2

72 ÷ 2

=

7

36

Simplifying Fraction 14/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 14/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [14] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 14: 2,7

Prime Factors of 72: 2,2,2,3,3

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

2 × 7

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

7

36

Simplifying Fraction 14/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [14] and denominator [72] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

14 ÷ 2

72 ÷ 2

=

7

36

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
14/57	14/57
14/58	7/29
14/59	14/59
14/60	7/30
14/61	14/61
14/62	7/31
14/63	2/9
14/64	7/32
14/65	14/65
14/66	7/33
14/67	14/67
14/68	7/34
14/69	14/69
14/70	1/5 (⅕)
14/71	14/71
14/72	7/36
14/73	14/73
14/74	7/37
14/75	14/75
14/76	7/38
14/77	2/11
14/78	7/39
14/79	14/79
14/80	7/40
14/81	14/81
14/82	7/41
14/83	14/83
14/84	1/6 (⅙)
14/85	14/85
14/86	7/43

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14/72 Simplified