What is 144/81 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 144/81 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 144/81 simplified to lowest terms is 16/9

144

/

81

=

16

/

9

16/9 is the simplified fraction of 144/81.

Since the numerator [144] is greater than the denominator [81] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

16

/

9

=1

7

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 144/81 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 144/81 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [144] and denominator [81].

GCF of 144 and 81 is 9

And then divide both the numerator [144] and denominator [81] by the GCF [9].

144 ÷ 9

/

81 ÷ 9

=

16

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 144/81 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 144/81 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [144] and denominator [81].

Prime Factors of 144: 2,2,2,2,3,3

Prime Factors of 81: 3,3,3,3

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

/

3 × 3 × 3 × 3

=

16

/

9

Simplifying Fraction 144/81 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [144] and denominator [81] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

144 ÷ 3

/

81 ÷ 3

=

48

/

27

48 ÷ 3

/

27 ÷ 3

=

16

/

9

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
144/66	24/11
144/67	144/67
144/68	36/17
144/69	48/23
144/70	72/35
144/71	144/71
144/72	2/1
144/73	144/73
144/74	72/37
144/75	48/25
144/76	36/19
144/77	144/77
144/78	24/13
144/79	144/79
144/80	9/5
144/81	16/9
144/82	72/41
144/83	144/83
144/84	12/7
144/85	144/85
144/86	72/43
144/87	48/29
144/88	18/11
144/89	144/89
144/90	8/5
144/91	144/91
144/92	36/23
144/93	48/31
144/94	72/47
144/95	144/95

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144/81 Simplified