What is 144/96 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 144/96 Simplified?

Answer

Fraction 144/96 simplified to lowest terms is

3/2

144

96

=

3

2

3/2 is the simplified fraction of 144/96.

Since the numerator [144] is greater than the denominator [96] of the fraction (it's called an improper fraction), so we can convert it into a mixed fraction with a whole number:

3

2

=1

1

2

Simplifying Fraction 144/96 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 144/96 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [144] and denominator [96].

GCF of 144 and 96 is 48

And then divide both the numerator [144] and denominator [96] by the GCF [48].

144 ÷ 48

96 ÷ 48

=

3

2

Simplifying Fraction 144/96 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 144/96 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [144] and denominator [96].

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

Prime Factors of 96: 2,2,2,2,2,3

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

2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

=

3

2

Simplifying Fraction 144/96 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [144] and denominator [96] 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

96 ÷ 2

=

72

48

72 ÷ 2

48 ÷ 2

=

36

24

36 ÷ 2

24 ÷ 2

=

18

12

18 ÷ 2

12 ÷ 2

=

9

6

9 ÷ 3

6 ÷ 3

=

3

2

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
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
144/103	144/103
144/104	18/13
144/105	48/35
144/106	72/53
144/107	144/107
144/108	4/3
144/109	144/109
144/110	72/55

144/96 Simplified