What is 144/88 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 144/88 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 144/88 simplified to lowest terms is 18/11

144

88

=

18

11

18/11 is the simplified fraction of 144/88.

Since the numerator [144] is greater than the denominator [88] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

18

11

=1

7

11

Simplifying Fraction 144/88 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 144/88 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [144] and denominator [88].

GCF of 144 and 88 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [144] and denominator [88] by the GCF [8].

144 ÷ 8

88 ÷ 8

=

18

11

Simplifying Fraction 144/88 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 144/88 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [144] and denominator [88].

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

Prime Factors of 88: 2,2,2,11

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 11

=

18

11

Simplifying Fraction 144/88 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [144] and denominator [88] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a remainder.

144 ÷ 2

88 ÷ 2

=

72

44

72 ÷ 2

44 ÷ 2

=

36

22

36 ÷ 2

22 ÷ 2

=

18

11

Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
144/96	3/2
144/97	144/97
144/98	72/49
144/99	16/11
144/100	36/25
144/101	144/101
144/102	24/17

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144/88 Simplified