What is 17/72 Simplified to Simplest Form?

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What is 17/72 Simplified?

Answer: Fraction 17/72 simplified to lowest terms is 17/72

17

/

72

=

17

/

72

The fraction 17/72 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 17 and denominator 72 have no common factors other than 1 (one)

Simplifying Fraction 17/72 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 17/72 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [17] and denominator [72].

GCF of 17 and 72 is 1

And then divide both the numerator [17] and denominator [72] by the GCF [1].

17 ÷ 1

/

72 ÷ 1

=

17

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 17/72 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 17/72 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [17] and denominator [72].

Prime Factors of 17: 17

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:

17

/

2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

=

17

/

72

Simplifying Fraction 17/72 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [17] 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 reminder.

In our case (17/72) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
17/57	17/57
17/58	17/58
17/59	17/59
17/60	17/60
17/61	17/61
17/62	17/62
17/63	17/63
17/64	17/64
17/65	17/65
17/66	17/66
17/67	17/67
17/68	1/4 (¼)
17/69	17/69
17/70	17/70
17/71	17/71
17/72	17/72
17/73	17/73
17/74	17/74
17/75	17/75
17/76	17/76
17/77	17/77
17/78	17/78
17/79	17/79
17/80	17/80
17/81	17/81
17/82	17/82
17/83	17/83
17/84	17/84
17/85	1/5 (⅕)
17/86	17/86

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This calculator will help you to simplify any fraction to its simplest form. For example, it can help you find out what is 17/72 Simplified? (The answer is: 17/72). Enter the fraction (numerator and denominator) (e.g. '17/72') and hit the 'Simplify' button.

Simplifying a fraction, (e.g. 17/72) means reducing it to its simplest form. A fraction is considered simplified if its numerator and denominator have no common factors other than 1 (one).

17/72 Simplified